Answer to Question #962 in Algebra for myesha

Question

There is 400 thousand people in a city, 50% are considered overweight and 20% are considered obese. how many are overweight?how many are obese?

Answer 1

For 50% overweight : 400,000* 50%/100% = 200,000.
For 20% obese: 400,00 * 20% / 100% = 80,000.