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if 1200 people go to the football match and 54% leave at half time, how many people are left in the ground for the second half?

User Ana Todor
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The people left will be 46% of 1200, which is 12*46 = 552 people
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If 54% of the people leave at halftime, then that means that there are 100% - 54%= 46% of the people left.

So you just take 46% x 1200 and you will get 552.

Therefore, 552 people are left in the ground for the second half
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