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Chapter 13: Q. 32 (page 848)

The following data represent the marital status of females 18 years old and older in 2009.

(a) Determine the number of females 18 years old and older who are widowed or divorced.

(b) Determine the number of females 18 years old and older who are married, widowed, or divorced.

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a) There are27.7 millions females who are widowed or divorced.

b) There are90.2 millions of females who are married, widowed, or divorced.

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01

Step 1. Given information. 

The data of population survey is:

Marital statusNumber(In millions)
Married65.5
Widowed11.4
Divorced13.3
Never married26.7
02

Part (a). Step 1. To find the number of females who are divorced or widowed. 

The number of females who is divorced is 13.3 million.

The number of females who is widowed is 11.4 million.

So the number of females who is either divorced or widowed is: 13.3+11.4=24.7millions.

03

Part (b) Step 1.. To find the number of females who are married, divorced or widowed.  

The number of females who are married is 65.5 million.

The number of females who are divorced is 13.3 million.

The number of females who are widowed is 11.4 million.

So the number of males who are either divorced or widowed is: 65.5+13.3+11.4=90.2millions.

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