If the World Were a

Village of 100 People……...

As the world’s population grows, it’s become apparent we

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one. Who are these other 6.9999 billion people? One way to
look at this is through proportions . What if we shrunk our
7 billion people down to just 100? If the world were just
one village, who would be in it?

7,038,000,000
Gender

Approx. Current if the world were

Population Proportion 100 people…
(round to nearest
person)
Male 3,519,000,000 3519000000/7038000000 = 1/2 50/100

Female 3,519,000,000 3519000000/7038000000 = 1/2 50/100

Age

Approx. Current if the world were

Proportion
Population 100 people…

Age 0-14 1,783,006,920 1783006920/7038000000 = 12667/50000 25/100

Age 15-64 4,691,953,080 4691953080/7038000000 = 33333/5000 0 67/100

Age 65+ 563,040,000 563040000/7038000000 = 2/25 8/100

Dwelling
Approx. Current if the world were
Proportion
Population 100 people…

Urban 3,589,380,000 3589380000/7038000000 = 51/100 51/100

Rural 3448620000 3448620000/7038000000 = 49/100 49/100

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 Geography
Approx. Fraction Proportion if the world were 100
of Population people…

Asia 3/5 4222800000/7038000000 60/100

1055700000/7038000000 15/100
Africa 3/20

Europe 22/200 774180000/7038000000 11/100

Latin 9/100 633420000/7038000000 9/100

America

North 3519000000/7038000000 5/100

1/20
America

Religion
Approx. Fraction if the world were 100
Proportion people…
of Population

Christian 33/100 2322540000/7038000000 33/100

Muslim 11/50 1548360000/7038000000 22/100

Hindu 7/50 985320000/7038000000 14/100

Buddhist 91/1,300 492660000/7038000000 7/100

Other 844560000/7038000000 12/100

3/25
Religion

No 844560000/7038000000 12/100
120/1,000
Religion

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 First Language
if the world were
Approx. Ratio Proportion 100 people…
Ratio of Chinese to
Chinese the Population
3 : 25
Ratio of Chinese to
Spanish Spanish
24 : 10
Ratio of Spanish to
English English
1:1
Ratio of English to
Arabic Arabic
10 : 6
Ratio of Arabic to
Hindi Hindi
11 : 11
Ratio of Hindi to
Bengali Bengali
400 : 400
Ratio of Bengali to
Portuguese Portuguese
10 : 10
Ratio of Portuguese
Russian to Russian
3:2
Ratio of Russian to
Japanese Japanese
x :x

Other

Literacy
if the world were
Approx. Ratio Proportion 100 people…
Ratio of Literate to
Can read and the Population 5841540000/7038000000 = 83/100
write 5,841,540,000 : 83/100
7,038,000,000

Cannot read 1,196,460,000 : 1196460000/7038000000 = 17/100

and write 7,038,000,000 17/100

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 Education
Approx. Current Proportion if the world were
Population 100 people…
Have
secondary 4,574,700,000 4574700000/7038000000 = 65/100
education 13/20
Have college 492660000/7038000000 = 7/100
492,660,000
degree 7/100

Drinking Water
Approx. Fraction Proportion if the world were
of Population 100 people…
Access to
safe drinking 87/100 914940000/7038000000 13/100
water
Unsafe
drinking 1,573/12,100 6123060000/7038000000 87/100
water
Poverty
Approx. Current Proportion if the world were
Population 100 people…

Malnourished 1,055,700,000 1055700000/7038000000 = 15/100

3/20
Live on less
than $2 a 3,378,240,000 3378240000/7038000000 = 48/100
day 12/25
Technology
Approx. Fraction if the world were
Proportion 100 people…
of Population
Have 5489640000/7038000000 78/100
39/50
Electricity

Do Not Have 11/50 1548360000/7038000000 22/100

Electricity

Cell Phone 5278500000/7038000000 75/100

3/4
Users

Internet 2111400000/7038000000 30/100

3/10
Users

Computer 1548360000/7038000000 22/100

11/50
Owners

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 Fair Trade
If you look at the tags on your clothes or labels on your
food, you’ll realize the world provides most of your
basic needs. While some may take this for granted, it’s
important to know that many of the growers and
producers of these products live in utter poverty. Some
work day and night for less than a dollar an hour. Multinational corporations have been
known to take advantage of these growers and producers to increase their profits. In
some cases, this allows them to lower prices for consumers, but at what expense?
Fair Trade aims to alleviate poverty in developing countries by ensuring that the
growers and producers always will receive a living wage that covers all of their business
expenses and provides them with an appropriate cost of living. Of course, if a product is
a Fair Trade product, it will be more expensive on the shelf, but is it worth it? In this
assignment, you will explore.
Use non-Fair trade and Fair trade values to complete the table.

Non-Fair Fair Price Percent

Item
Trade Trade Difference Increase
Bananas $0.61 / lb $0.86 / lb $0.25 25%

Cocoa $1.62 / lb $3.42 / lb $1.8 180%

Coffee $5.55 / lb $6.36 / lb $0.81 81%

Cotton $0.76 / lb $1.23 / lb $0.47 47%

Orange Juice $2.73 / 12 oz $4.21 / 12 oz $1.48 148%

Sugar $0.67 / lb $1.02 / lb $0.35 35%

Tea $1.70 / lb $2.28 / lb $0.58 58%

1. Which product has the greatest percentage of price difference? The least?
Cocoa has the greatest percentage of price difference. Bananas have the least percentage
of price difference.

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2. What would the price difference be if you bought 5 pounds of
Fair Trade sugar instead of 5 pounds of non-Fair Trade sugar?
5×0.67 < 1.02×5
3.35 < 5.1
The price difference would be $1.75

3. What would the price difference be if you bought 36 oz of Fair Trade orange juice
instead of 36 oz of non-Fair Trade orange juice?
3×2.73 < 3×4.21
8.19 < 12.63
The price difference would be $4.44.

4. What would the price difference be if you bought Shopping List

the shopping list of Fair Trade items instead of 2 lbs of bananas
non-Fair trade?
Fair Non-Fair 4 lbs of cotton
Trade: Trade: 2×0.61 12 oz of orange juice
2×0.86
4×1.23 4×0.76 Price Difference:
5 lbs of tea
1×4.21 1×2.73
5×2.28 5×1.70
$24.76 10 lbs of cocoa
10×3.4 10×1.6
2 2
Total - $56.45 Total - $31.69

5. A multinational grocery store places a purchase order for 10,000 pounds of

bananas. How much more would this cost if they purchase Fair Trade items? If
they typically sell bananas as $0.90 / lb, how much more would they need to sell
the bananas for to recoup the difference?
10000×0.86
Fair Trade: $8600
Selling at $0.90, Total: 10000×0.90 = $9000
Therefore, to cover total purchase cost, 8600-400 = 8200+9000 = 17200/10000 =
$1.72/lb.

6. A multinational clothing manufacturer needs 40,000 pounds of cotton for the next
fashion line. How much more would this cost if they purchase Fair Trade items? If
they typically sell 20,000 shirts for $20 apiece, what would the new price of the
shirt be to make up the difference?
40000×1.23 = $49200
20000×20 = $400000
20000×x = 449200
x = 449200/20000 = $22.46 apiece

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 Microlending
In some of the poorest areas of the world, one of the challenges is
having access to financial services. Typical loans require minimums far
above the need of most individuals and those without credit history
or a bank account have little opportunity to secure one.
Microloans are a financial service that involves loaning small amounts of money to the
poor. The recipients can then invest in business, basic household needs, or education and
repay the loans back with interest. The largest Microloan organization, Kiva, has
administered over 250 million loans and currently boasts a repayment rate of 99%.
Use the information for each recipient to help answer questions about their loan.
A loan of $750 helps Panha start a bicycle repair

PANHA Cambodia
business.
35% raised

BACKGROUND
Panha is eighteen years old and supports his three Repayment Term 8 months
younger siblings. Panha has an ability to fix Expected
machines. He wants to start a business to help pay $95.25 / mo.
Repayments
for the needs of his family and pay his own way to
go back to school. Country Cambodia
Currency Riel (KHR)
Questions 4,278.71 KHR
1. With 35% of his total risen, how much more Exchange Rate
= 1 USD
money does Panha need for the loan to be
fulfilled?
35% of 750 = $262.5 or 1123161.375 reil
Money remaining for the loan:
$487.5 In Riel, 2085871.125 KHR
2. If Panha makes all of his expected repayments on time, how much money does he pay
back overall? How much interest was he charged?
8×95.25 = $762 or 3260377.02 reil Interest Amount = A-P = 1226.25 - 750 =
$476.25 A = 750(1+(0.9525×0.67)=1226.25
A=$1226.25
3. What percentage of the original loan did Panha pay in interest?
x/100×750 =
476.25 x/100 =
476.25/750 x =
63.5%
4. Panha expects to earn 9,000,000 riel this next year. How much does he have left over
after paying the loan back? If school costs 500,000 riel will he have enough to go?
750×4278.71 = 3209032.5
He will have enough to go to the
school.

9000000 - 3209032.5 = 5790967.5 reil

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 A loan of $1215 helps Juana make improvements to

Juana Peru
her home
8% raised

BACKGROUND
Juana, 51, lives in Lima with her husband and four Repayment Term x months
kids. Unfortunately, she needed to work at a very Expected Repayments 264 PEN / mo.
young age to support her parents and did not finish
primary school. She runs her small business selling Country Peru
chichi, a sweet Peruvian drink. She wants to install Nuevos Soles
metal sheets on the roof of her house to provide Currency
(PEN)
greater security for her family. 2.6240 PEN =
Exchange Rate
1 USD
Questions
1. With 8% of her total risen, how much more
money does Juana need for the loan to be fulfilled?
8%×1215 = $97.2 or 255.0528 PEN
Juana needs $1117.8 for the loan to be fulfilled.

2. If Juana’s loan charges 25% of the original loan value every year in interest (simple interest),
how much interest does Juana have to pay each month?
25%×1215 = $303.75
303.75/12 = $25.3125 per month

3. Write an equation to represent Juana’s debt for m months. 125.9222561m = 1215+25.3125m

4. If Juana plans to pay 264 PEN a month, how many dollars is this?
264/2.6240 = $100.6097561
5. How many months will she need to repay the loan?
125.9222561m – 25.3125m= 1215
100.6097561m = 1215
m = 1215/100.6097561 = 12.07636364 months