According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2009 there were 21,854,374 veterans in the United States. Veterans of the Korean War accounted for 12.4% of that total, while 10.7% were veterans of World War II. What is the positive difference between the numbers of veterans of the Korean War and WWII in the United States in 2009? Express your answer to the nearest whole number.
So you multiply 21,854,374 x .124 = 2,709,942 for the Korean Vets.
Then 21,854,374 x .107 = 2,338,418 for the WWII Vets then subtract those numbers: Korean Vets-WWII Vets = 371,524 Veterans
To find the positive difference between the numbers of veterans of the Korean War and WWII in the United States in 2009, we need to calculate each number and then take their difference.
Step 1: Calculate the number of veterans of the Korean War.
Given that veterans of the Korean War accounted for 12.4% of the total number of veterans, we can find this by multiplying the total number of veterans by 0.124:
Korean War veterans = 21,854,374 * 0.124 = 2,710,617.976 (rounded to the nearest whole number)
Step 2: Calculate the number of veterans of World War II.
Given that veterans of World War II accounted for 10.7% of the total number of veterans, we can find this by multiplying the total number of veterans by 0.107:
WWII veterans = 21,854,374 * 0.107 = 2,340,036.918 (rounded to the nearest whole number)
Step 3: Find the positive difference between the two numbers.
To find the positive difference, we subtract the smaller number from the larger number:
Positive difference = Korean War veterans - WWII veterans
Positive difference = 2,710,618 - 2,340,037 = 370,581
Therefore, the positive difference between the numbers of veterans of the Korean War and WWII in the United States in 2009 is approximately 370,581.