The Census Bureau reported that the population of the United States in 1995 was 262.9 million. Referring to the statistics on the second page of the Background Information for Project 4, how many crimes committed in 1995 occurred in the South?

The statistics were: with a population of 91,958,000, more crimes - 38% of the total- were committed in the South.

I don't see what I'm doing wrong. I did .38(262.9) and it's not working out.

91 958 000 / 262 900 000 = 0.349783188 = 35%

The South's population is 35% of the total U.S. population. Yet 38% of the country's crime occurs there.

4,850,000

nvm that's wrong

it 5,270,000

To calculate the number of crimes that occurred in the South in 1995, you need to use the correct formula. Here's the step-by-step process:

Step 1: Calculate the total number of crimes committed in 1995.
To do this, multiply the total population of the United States in 1995 (262.9 million) by the percentage of crimes committed in the South (38%):
Total crimes = 0.38 * 262.9 million

Step 2: Calculate the population of the South in 1995.
According to the statistics you provided, the population of the South in 1995 was 91,958,000.

Step 3: Calculate the number of crimes in the South.
To find this, you need to calculate what percentage the population of the South represents out of the total population of the United States in 1995, and then multiply it by the total number of crimes committed in 1995:
Number of crimes in the South = (Population of the South / Total population) * Total crimes
Number of crimes in the South = (91,958,000 / 262,900,000) * Total crimes

By following these steps, you should be able to calculate the correct number of crimes that occurred in the South in 1995.