According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2009 there were 21,854,374 veterans in the United States. Veterans of the Korean War accounted for 12.4% of that total, while 10.7% were veterans of World War II. What is the positive difference between the numbers of veterans of the Korean War and WWII in the United States in 2009? Express your answer to the nearest whole number.
21,854,374/100=218,543.74
Korean: 218,543.74*12.4=2709942.376 which will just be 2709942
WWII: 218,543.74*10.7=2338418.018 which will just be 2338418
Then subtract: 2709942-2338418=371524.
To find the positive difference between the numbers of veterans of the Korean War and World War II in the United States in 2009, we need to calculate the difference between the percentages they account for out of the total number of veterans.
First, let's find the number of veterans of the Korean War by multiplying the total number of veterans in the United States (21,854,374) by the percentage of Korean War veterans (12.4%):
Number of Korean War veterans = 21,854,374 * 0.124 = 2,712,993.85
Next, let's find the number of veterans of World War II by multiplying the total number of veterans in the United States (21,854,374) by the percentage of World War II veterans (10.7%):
Number of World War II veterans = 21,854,374 * 0.107 = 2,341,386.38
To get the positive difference between the numbers of veterans of the Korean War and World War II, we subtract the number of World War II veterans from the number of Korean War veterans:
Positive difference = 2,712,993.85 - 2,341,386.38 = 371,607.47
The positive difference between the numbers of veterans of the Korean War and World War II in the United States in 2009 is approximately 371,607.