Albinism is a recessive disease

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In Americans, the frequency of albinism is 1 in 20,000 people
(1 / 20,000 = 0.00005). Albinism is a recessive disease (single gene, 2 alleles).What is the ratio of heterozygous carriers of albinism to homozygous recessive individuals (i.e. people with albinism)?
The answer is: 281: 1
My question is in regards to how to solve this problem utilizing the Hardy Weinberg Equation( Assign phenotypes to each of p^2, 2pq, and q^2.)

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