Here is a question that I am really stuck on and I need some help!!: In the Unites States, about one person in eight lives in California. To the nearest percent, what percent of people in the Unites States live in California?
1/8 = 0.125 = 12.5%
To find the percentage of people in the United States who live in California, you can use the formula:
Percentage = (Number of people in California / Total population of the United States) * 100
To solve this question, you need to know the population of California as well as the total population of the United States.
As of 2021, the estimated population of California is around 39.5 million people, while the estimated total population of the United States is around 331 million people.
Now, let's substitute these values into the formula:
Percentage = (39.5 million / 331 million) * 100
To simplify this calculation, divide 39.5 million by 331 million:
Percentage = (0.1192) * 100
Multiply 0.1192 by 100 to get the percentage:
Percentage ≈ 11.92%
Therefore, approximately 11.92% of people in the United States live in California.