Solve the problem.
-The population of a country is 38 million. It is estimated that $8.7 \%$ are overweight. How many people are overweight? Round to the nearest hundredth of a million if necessary.
A) 0.33 million
B) 331 million
C) 3.31 million
D) 33.1 million

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the number of overweight people, multiply the total population by the percentage (as a decimal). $38 \text{ million} \times 0.087 = 3.306 \text{ million}$, which rounds to $3.31 \text{ million}$.

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