Sociologists Joseph Kahl and Dennis Gilbert developed a six-tier model to portray the class structure of the United States. The bar graph represents the percentage of Americans who are members of each of the six social classes.

Combined, members of the capitalist class, the upper middle class, the lower-middle class, and the working class make up 80% of the U.S. population. The percentage of the population belonging to the lower-middle class exceeds the percentage belonging to capitalist and upper-middle classes by 18%. The difference between the percentage belonging to the lower-middle class and the working class is 4%. If the percentage belonging to the upper-middle class is tripled, it exceeds the percentage belonging to the capitalist and lower middle classes by 10%. Determine the percentage of the U.S. population who are members of the capitalist class, the upper-middle class, the lower-middle class, and the working class.

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Social Class The United States Social Class Ladder Capitalist Upper Middle Lower Middle Working Working Poor Underclass Incomo: $1,000,000 + 15% Income: $125,000 + 5% Incomo: under $12,000 Income: $60,000 Incomo: $19,000 Percentage of the Population Incomo: $36,000