Question

Of the 6.25 billion people in the world, 310 million live in North America. What percent of the world's population lives in North America?

Answer 1

5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide 0.310 billion by 6.25 billion to find that 0.310/6.25 = 4.96% of the world's population lives in North America. To the nearest whole number, this is 5%.

Answer 2

5% approx

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that

Number of people in the world = 6.25 billion

And the number of people live in North America = 310 million

So, the percentage of the world population lives in North America would be

= (Number of people live in North America ÷ Number of people in the world) × 100

= (310 million ÷ 6.25 billion) × 100

= 5% approx