At a conference for 250 people, 40% of the participants are French, 45% are Americans, 10% are Germans, and the rest are of other nationalities. How many French participants are at the conference?
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130
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100

Question

At a conference for 250 people, 40% of the participants are French, 45% are Americans, 10% are Germans, and the rest are of other nationalities. How many French participants are at the conference?
150
130
120
100

sweetburger · Answer

So 40% of 250 people are french.
To determine what 40% of 250 is you can do this calculation
$$.40\times 250=$$

proheiper · Answer

oh i thought it said 45%, i kept wondering why i got 112.5

proheiper · Answer

thanks

sweetburger · Answer

yea no worries :)