Question

Some people attended a small concert last Saturday. 70 of those people sat in the balcony

of the theater. This was 35% of the people who attended. How many people were at the
concert?

Answer 1

200

Explanation:

If 'a' is the total attendance, the given relation is ...

70 = 0.35a . . . . . . 70 is 35% of attendance

Dividing by the coefficient of 'a', we find the attendance was ...

70/0.35 = a = 200

200 people were at the concert.