Question

In 1960, there were 52 million television sets in the US. If the US population that year was 180.7 million, find the number of televisions per capita in the US. Express your answer rounded correctly to four decimal places.

Answer 1

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Answer:

0.2878

Explanation:

The number of televisions per person is the number of televisions divided by the number of persons.

TV/person = 52/180.7 ≈ 0.2878

In 1960, there were about 0.2878 televisions per capita in the US.