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In recent years a state produced 935,000,000 pounds of turkey. This was 12.2 % of the US total in that year. Calculate the US total Turkey production for that year. Round to nearest billion pounds
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Answer to a math question In recent years a state produced 935,000,000 pounds of turkey. This was 12.2 % of the US total in that year. Calculate the US total Turkey production for that year. Round to nearest billion pounds
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1. Let $x$ be the US total turkey production in pounds.
2. Set up the equation935,000,000 = 0.122x
3. Solve for $x$:
x = \frac{935,000,000}{0.122}
4. Calculate:
x \approx 7,663,934,426.23
5. Round to the nearest billion pounds:
8 \text{ billion pounds}
2. Set up the equation
3. Solve for $x$:
4. Calculate:
5. Round to the nearest billion pounds:
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