Question

Twenty nine percent of the 50,000 spectators at a Liverpool football match are wearing red t-shirts.

How many people are wearing a red t-shirt?

Answer 1

Number of people wearing a red t-shirt= 14,500

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Number of people= 50,000

Percentage of people using red t-shirt= 29%

To calculate the number of people wearing a red t-shirt, we need to use the following formula:

Number of people wearing a red t-shirt= number of people*percentage of people wearing a red t-shirt

Number of people wearing a red t-shirt= 50,000*0.29

Number of people wearing a red t-shirt= 14,500