At a football stadium, 20% of the fans in attendance were teenagers. If there were 390 teenagers at the football stadium, what was the total number of people at the stadium?Answer:
Q. At a football stadium, 20% of the fans in attendance were teenagers. If there were 390 teenagers at the football stadium, what was the total number of people at the stadium?Answer:
Set up proportion: To find the total number of people at the stadium, we need to understand that the 390 teenagers represent 20% of the total attendance. We can set up a proportion where 20% (or 0.20 in decimal form) of the total number of people (which we'll call T) is equal to 390.0.20×T=390
Solve for T: Now we need to solve for T by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.20.T=0.20390
Perform division: Performing the division gives us the total number of people at the stadium. T=1950