QuestionHow many people age 25 and over are in the U.S. if 79,816,000 have a bachelor's degree, which is $36\%$ of the total?

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The number of people age25 and over with at least a bachelor's degree is79,816,000. This represents36% of the total population age25 and over

STEP 2

We need to find the total population age25 and over. We can do this by dividing the number of people with at least a bachelor's degree by the percentage they represent.
$Total\, population = \frac{Number\, of\, people\, with\, at\, least\, a\, bachelor's\, degree}{Percentage\, they\, represent}$

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given values for the number of people with at least a bachelor's degree and the percentage they represent to calculate the total population.
$Total\, population = \frac{79,816,000}{36\%}$

STEP 4

Convert the percentage to a decimal value.
$36\% =0.36$ $Total\, population = \frac{79,816,000}{0.36}$

STEP 5

Calculate the total population age25 and over.
$Total\, population = \frac{79,816,000}{0.36} =221,711,111.11$ The total population age25 and over in the U.S. is approximately221,711,111.

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