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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

thanks

Answer 4

yea no worries :)