In a recent survey, it was found that 42% of the united states was overweight. if 2,835 of people of that group were overweight, what was the number of people in the group?

The number of people in the group would be 6,750

Step On
Change the % to a decimal
42% = 42/100 = 0.42

Step Two
Write the givens.
% = 0.42
Size in the % = 2835

Step Three
Write the equation
Let x = the size of the sample

0.42 x = 2835  Divide by 0.42
x = 2835 / 0.42
x = 6950 

The number o f people in the group was 6950 <<<< Answer