Genovia is a city-state with approximately 50,000 citizens. In a recent newspaper poll of the citizens of Genovia, 43 of the poll respondents were in favor of establishing a democratic government. If the citizens polled are representative of all citizens of Genovia, approximately how many citizens are in favor of establishing a democratic government?Choose 1 answer:(A) 12,500(B) 30,000(C) 37,500(D) 45,000
Q. Genovia is a city-state with approximately 50,000 citizens. In a recent newspaper poll of the citizens of Genovia, 43 of the poll respondents were in favor of establishing a democratic government. If the citizens polled are representative of all citizens of Genovia, approximately how many citizens are in favor of establishing a democratic government?Choose 1 answer:(A) 12,500(B) 30,000(C) 37,500(D) 45,000
Determine Fraction of Citizens: According to the poll, 43 of the citizens are in favor. To find out how many citizens that is, we need to calculate 43 of the total population of Genovia. The total population of Genovia is 50,000. To find 43 of this population, we multiply 50,000 by 43.(43)×50,000=43×50,000
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication.43×50,000=4150,000
Divide to Get Citizens in Favor: Divide 150,000 by 4 to get the number of citizens in favor.4150,000=37,500
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