Ninety-three percent of a town’s population own cars. If the number of cars owned is 5,208, what is the population of the town, if nobody owns more than 1 car?PLEASE HELP, I DON'T GET THIS!! :((

What the problem is saying is that 93% of the town's population is 5,208. If no one owns more than one car, then each car in the town accounts for one person. So, therefore, 93% of the town = 5,208.

The total population of the town can be found by setting up a proportion.

[tex] \frac{5208}{93} = \frac{x}{100} [/tex]

Cross-multiply: [tex]520800=93x[/tex]

Solve for x, the town's population: [tex]x=5600[/tex]

There are 5,600 people in the town.