Fourteen percent of the town's population is over the age of 65. if there are 320 residents over the age of 65, approximately what is the town's population?

Approximately the town´s population are 2285 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Lets name the total population of the town as x, so the percentage of the population that is over the age of 65 can be expressed as:

2. As there are 320 residens over the age of 65, means that the fourteen percent of the town´s population is equal to 14%, that is:

3. Solving for x it can be found the town´s population:

5050 i think

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