Question

At a football stadium, 5% of the fans in attendance were teenagers. If there were 10 teenagers at the football stadium, what was the total number of people at the stadium?

Answer 1

200 people were at the stadium

Explanation:

Let us represent the total number of people at the stadium = x

At a football stadium, 5% of the fans in attendance were teenagers. If there were 10 teenagers at the football stadium

Hence:

5% of total number of people = 10 teenagers

5/100 × x = 10

5x/100 = 10

Cross Multiply

5x = 100 × 10

5x = 1000

Divide both sides by 5

5x/5 = 1000/5

x = 200

The total number of people in the stadium is 200