Canada has a population that is about 1/10 as large as the united states. if canada's population is about 32 million, about how many people live in united states?

The total population of United States is or .

Further explanation:

The objective is to determine the population of United States.

Consider the total population of Canada as and the total population of United States as .

In the question it is given that the total population of canada is of the total population of United States.

As per the above statement the equation formed is as follows:

....(1)

The current population of Canada is given as or .

This implies that the value of is as follows:

To obtain the total population of United States substitute in equation (1).

From the above calculation it is concluded that the total population of United States is or .

Thus, the total population of United States is or .

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Answer details

Grade: Middle school

Subject: Mathematics  

Chapter: Fraction

Keywords: Equation, linear equation, fraction, multiplication, population, United States, Canada, 32 million, 32,000,000, 1/10 as large, mathematics.

Let

x--------> Canada's population

y--------> United States's population

we know that

-------> equation

Solve for y

-------> equation

Substitute equation in equation

therefore

the answer is

United States's population is about