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Direction: Study the following table and answer the question:
The following table shows the number of first-language speakers (in millions) of the seven most widely spoken languages, namely, English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, Portugese and Arabic. There are 3800 known languages spoken worldwide, 1/7 are expected to die out over the next 40 years and 72.5% are predicted to die out in the next 100 years. As a first language, 3/7 of the world's population speaks the seven most widely spoken languages and a further 1.7 billion speak one of the seven languages as a second language. Based on the data in the table, answer the question.
Language-wise First Language Speakers
| Most Widely Spoken Languages | Number of First-Language Speakers (in millions) |
| English | 1386 |
| Chinese | 1000 |
| Spanish | 280 |
| Russian | 270 |
| French | 220 |
| Portugese | 160 |
| Arabic | 140 |
How many languages are expected to die out over the next 100 years?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
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According the Question 72.5% of the 3800 known languages are predicted to die out in the next 100 years.
To find out the number of languages expected to die out over the next 100 years, we need to calculate 72.5% of 3800.
0.725 × 3800 = 2755
The Correct answer is: 2755
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