Question

A football stadium contain 80% of its full capacity of spectators for a grand final match. At the end of the game, spectators leave the ground through various exits at the rate of 5 spectators per seconds. After 20 minutes the stadium contain 60% of its full capacity of spectators.

A. Calculate the full capacity of the stadium
B. How many spectators will be in the stadium 1 hour after the end of the game?

Answer 1

A. 30000

B. 12000

Explanation:

Find out how much spectators leave in 1 minute.

1 second = 5

1 minute = 5 x 60 = 300 (60 seconds)

20 minutes = 300 x 20 = 6000

Since there were only 80% of the full capacity of spectators and after minutes it became 60%...

80% - 60% = 20%

20% = 6000

1% = 6000 ÷ 20 = 300

100% = 300 x 100 = 30000

1 minute = 300 spectators leaving

1 hour = 300 x 60 = 18000 (60 minutes)

30000 - 18000 = 12000