To better understand the context of disparities, it is important to understand more about the U.S. population. In 2008, the U.S. population was estimated at 304 million people.1. In 2008, approximately 33%, or more than 100 million people, identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority population.1.
Find the degree symbol. The degree symbol is in the third row of symbols, just right of the ^ symbol. There is a larger degree symbol on the right side of this same row if the one on the far-left is too small for you.
6. Use the number-of-letters indicators to help you in spotting likely clues to tackle. These are appended to the clue in parentheses. The grid will show the total number of letters, but the enumeration tells you if it is a single word, several words, or contains hyphenated or contracted words. Acrostic. 2  The answer is spelled out by the initial letters of words in the cryptic portion of the clue. 3  Example: Try harder if new German leaders object (5) = THING. 4  Leaders refers to the first letters of the preceding five words, and object is a synonym of thing.