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ISBN: 9780134434681

Author: Tom Pirnot

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 6.3, Problem 88E

Use the given graph, which gives a projection for the racial-ethnic makeup of the United States in 2025, to answer Exercise 87 and 88. (Based on Sociology: A Down-to-earth Approach by James M. Henslin. Allyn & Bacon, © 2007.**#x0029;

Chapter 6.3, Problem 88E, Use the given graph, which gives a projection for the racial-ethnic makeup of the United States in

Racial-ethnic makeup. What fractional part of the projected U.S. population is expected to be African American, Latino or Asian American?

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Solution Summary: The author calculates the tional part of the projected U.S. population that is expected to be African American, Latino or Asian American.

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