SOLUTION: There were 10 adults and 15 children in the hall. If there were 8 males, what percentage of the people in the hall were females
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Question 1043877: There were 10 adults and 15 children in the hall. If there were 8 males, what percentage of the people in the hall were females
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10 adults plus 15 children is 25 "people"
8 of them are males, so
of the are females
is the FRACTION that are females
68% of the people are females
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check the answer:
32% of the people must be males
males
OK
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