Livestock per Capita

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A certain country has livestock numbering . If the population of the country is 12 million, what is the count of livestock per capita?

Review: Livestock per Capita


Explanation

This question expects us to know that "per capita" means "per person of the population." We can form a fraction. The "per" indicates the fraction bar, so livestock are on top and population on the bottom of the fraction:





There are 8 10's in the numerator and 6 in the denominator, so 6 of them cancel:





The correct answer is (E).


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