Question

During a promotional weekend,a state fair gives a free admission to every 175th person who enters the fair.on Saturday, there were 6742 people attending the fair.on Sunday there were 5487 people attending the fair. How many people received a free admission over the two days

Answer 1

6742 + 5487 = 12,229

12,229 divided by 175 = 69.88

Round down to 69

69 people received free admission over the 2 days

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Explanation:

Answer 2

The number of people who got free entry on Saturday and Sunday are 69

Explanation:

As every 175 person got free entry in the fair , to find the number of people we divide the sum of 6742 and 5487 by 175 as we have to find number of people received admission over the two days :

Sum of 6842 and 5487 is
`= 12229`

Now, dividing the sum by 175 we get :

`12229/ 175 =69.88`

Therefore, the number of people who got free entry on Saturday and Sunday are 69 as number will be a Whole number.