Question

A theatre class is made up of

actors and set designers. If there
are 24 actors and 16 set
designers, what percent of the
theatre class are
set designers ?
NEED DONE ASAP

Answer 1

40

Explanation:

first find total theater cast:40

then set up a proportion:

16/40 = x/100

cross multiply 16 and 100

1600

then divide by 40

40

Answer 2

Explanation:

percent means p/100

p/100=16/(16+24)

p/100=16/40

p=100(16)/40

p=1600/40

p=40%