At a conference of 250 people, 20% of the participants are French, 35% are Americans, 5% are Germans, and the rest are of other nationalities. How many French participants are at the conference?
A: 200
B:100
C:50
D:20

Question

At a conference of 250 people, 20% of the participants are French, 35% are Americans, 5% are Germans, and the rest are of other nationalities. How many French participants are at the conference?
A: 200 
B:100 
C:50 
D:20

anonymous · Answer

I think it just gives you excess information to confuse you. If the question is how many french participants are there out of 250 people it would be C 50 people

torii897 · Answer

thank you!!

anonymous · Answer

No problem! If you could can you please vote me as best answer so I get extra credit in my math class (: Thank you!!