Problema Solution
In 2013 the population of Fairfield county in Ohio was 148867 and 5.7% were under the age of 5. Approximately how many people were age 5 or older in Fairfield county in 2013?
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5.7% were under the age of 5 means the rest: 100 - 5.7 = 94.3% are age 5 or older
94.3% of 148867 is:
0.943*148867 = 140,382 are age 5 or older
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