Question

use proportions to solve the following problem. a research firm estimates the number of people who watch a television show. one rating point means that about 1,800,000 households watched the show. the top - rated television show during a certain week had a rating of 10.8. about how many households watched the show that week? approximately □ households watched the show. (type an integer or a decimal.)

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the proportion

Let $x$ be the number of households. The proportion is $\frac{1}{1800000}=\frac{10.8}{x}$.

Step2: Cross - multiply

$1\times x = 1800000\times10.8$.

Step3: Calculate the value of $x$

$x=1800000\times10.8 = 19440000$.

Answer:

$19440000$