Question

Sixty percent of the people who attend movie theaters are under the age of 30. given that 1,200 people under the age of 30 attended a movie theater one night, how many people attended the movie theater? 1,800 2,000 900 720

Answer 1

x= # of people who attended the movie

Numerator= # of people under 30
Denominator= total # of people

60/100 = 1200/x
Then we cross multiply
60x = 120000
x = 2,000

Final answer= 2,000 people attended the theater