the estimated world population in 2011 was 7 x 10^9. Of the total population, 682 million of those people were left handed. Approximately what percentage of the world population is left handed according to the 2011 estimation

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Answer:

  • 9.74%

Step-by-step explanation:

Total population

  • 7 × 10^9

Let handed population

  • 682 000000

Percentage of left handed population

  • 100%×682000000 / (7×10^9) =
  • 6.82×10^10/ (7 × 10^9) % =
  • 68.2/7 % =
  • 9.74%

Answer:

9.7 %

Step-by-step explanation:

estimated world population in 2011 = 7x10⁹

left handed = 682,000,000

find:

Approximately what percentage of the world population is left handed according to the 2011 estimation

percentage = left handed population

                            total population

                    =       682,000,000  

                           7,000,000,000

                    =     0.682

                            7.0

                    =  9.7 %