Ross read that, in 1900, the 10,700,000 teens living in the United States made up 14% of the population. Using this data, he wants to find the population of the United States in 1900. Which picture and equation best represent the problem?
this is the equation for the problem [tex] \frac{14}{100} = \frac{10700000}{ x} [/tex] and if you want to find x (the population of America in 1900 : [tex]x = \frac{10700000 \times 100}{14} \\ = \frac{1070000000}{14} = 76428571[/tex] the population of America in 1900 was 76,428,571
