Question

Write a sentence comparing the number of abortions between younger and older women as TIMES DIFFERENCE.   Use the smaller as the base.   Define younger mothers as under 30; define older mothers as 30 & up.    Do not include the actual counts or age ranges for the test and base in your sentence. Do not include the phase "times difference". Do not describe the process by which you obtained the arithmetic comparison.

2001: US abortions by mother's age. Numbers in 1,000 ALL Under 1515-19 20-2 24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40 and up 109 194 38 1,303 225 295 434 Source: 2006 US Statistical Abstract, Table 93

Answer 1

<This is only to show you the calculations so that you know what' the background, don't include this in the final answer, as has been instructed in the question>

30 and 30 < = (8+225+434+295) = 962 ('000s)

30 + = (194+109+38) =  341 ('000s)

341/962 = .3544

Answer in a Sentence:

The number of abortions in Older woman is 0.3544 times the number of abortions in Younger woman