Question

At a conference of 250 people, 20% of the participants are French, 35% are Americans, 5% are Germans, and the rest are of other nationalities. How many French participants are at the conference?

Answer 1

There would be 50 french. In the future, your formula is:

20/100 times 25.

Answer 2

20% of 250 people are french.

0.2 * 250 = 50 people. Hope this helps!