1.11 World populations
Activity 5 Different nationalities
In 2011 it was estimated that 1 in 6 of the world’s population were living in India and 1 in 23 were living in the USA. Convert these values to percentages using your calculator to make them easier to compare.
Answer
1 in 6 is the fraction 
. In percentages, this becomes 
.
1 in 23 is the fraction 
. In percentages, this becomes 
.
Note here that we have rounding to the nearest whole number as population figures are necessarily estimates.