Question

question 3 of 10
in the country of apexistan, 7% of the population was unemployed in
september of 2007. if there were 147,000,000 people willing and able to work
in apexistan during that month, how many people were unemployed?

a. 10,290,000

b. 136,710,000

c. 21,000,000

d. 157,290,000

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

To find 7% of a number, we first convert 7% to a decimal. We know that \( 7\% = \frac{7}{100}=0.07 \).

Step2: Multiply by the total number

We are given that the total number of people willing and able to work is 147,000,000. To find the number of unemployed people, we multiply this total by 0.07. So, \( 147000000\times0.07 = 10290000 \).

Answer:

A. 10,290,000