In a country in 2007 , there were 35.8 million people who were foreign-born. The population at the same time was \( 283,000,000 \). What percentage of the population was foreign-born? The percentage of the population that was foreign-born is \( \square \% \). (Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

To find the percentage of the population that was foreign-born, we can use the formula: \[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of foreign-born people}}{\text{Total population}} \right) \times 100 \] Given: - Number of foreign-born people in 2007 = 35.8 million - Total population in 2007 = 283,000,000 Substitute these values into the formula to find the percentage of the population that was foreign-born. Calculate the value by following steps: - step0: Calculate: \(\left(\frac{35.8e\times 6}{283e\times 6}\right)\times 100\) - step1: Reduce the fraction: \(\left(\frac{214.8}{1698}\right)\times 100\) - step2: Divide the terms: \(\frac{179}{1415}\times 100\) - step3: Reduce the numbers: \(\frac{179}{283}\times 20\) - step4: Multiply: \(\frac{179\times 20}{283}\) - step5: Multiply: \(\frac{3580}{283}\) The percentage of the population that was foreign-born in 2007 is approximately 12.65%. Therefore, the percentage of the population that was foreign-born is \( 12.65\% \).