Question

On wends day 72% of the customers who bought gas at the gas station made additional purchases.There were 250 customers who bought gas. How many of the 250 customers made additional purchases

Answer 1

A = 180 customers.

Explanation:

Let the number of customers that made additional purchases be A.

Given the following data;

Percentage = 72% = 72/100 = 0.72

Total number of customers = 250

To find the number of customers that made additional purchases;

A = 0.72 * 250

A = 180 customers.

Therefore, 180 customers made additional purchases on Wednesday.