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As of July 2004,the population of the US was 293,027,571.if more than half of these people live within 80 km of an ocean about how many people live within that distance?

Answer 1

How many      is more than         half            of                 these people

 

     x                     >                 1/2            ·                   293027571

 

x > (1/2)(293027571)

x > 146513785.5