Question

At a construction job for a museum there are 43 painters. Of these painters, 72.09% of them paint the interior of the museum. How many painters are painting the interior? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

Answer 1

The total number of people painting the interior are 31.

Explanation:

The total number of painters are 43.

Out of these 72.09 % of them paint the interiors.

The number of interior painters is given by.

=
`((72.09)/(100))(total number of painters)`

=
`((72.09)/(100))(43)`

= 30.99 ≈ 31

Thus the total number of people painting the interior are 31.