The United States Department of Agriculture reports that 15% Americans are now on food stamps. If there are about 300 million Americans, how many millions of people are on food stamps?
To find out how many millions of people are on food stamps, we can multiply the total population of Americans by the percentage of people on food stamps.
Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal. Divide 15 by 100: 15/100 = 0.15.
Step 2: Multiply the decimal by the total population of Americans. Multiply 0.15 by 300 million: 0.15 * 300,000,000 = 45,000,000.
Thus, there are 45 million people on food stamps in the United States.