The populations of the five most populous cities in the United States in April 2000 are listed in the table above. The total pop

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The populations of the five most populous cities in the United States in April 2000 are listed in the table above. The total population of the United States in April 2000 was 281,422,000. Based on the data shown, the population of the three most populous cities combined was what percent of the total population of the United States in April 2000 ?
Give your answer to the nearest whole percent.
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答案5

解析 From the data given, the three most populous cities were New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and the population of the three cities combined was 8,008,000 + 3,695,000 + 2,896,000, or 14,599,000. As a percent of the total population of the United States, this is(100%)≈ 5.19%, which, rounded to the nearest whole percent, is 5%.
The correct answer is 5.
This explanation uses the following strategy.
Strategy 4: Translate from a Figure to an Arithmetic or Algebraic Representation
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