SOLUTION: At a concert, 40% of the people were females. If 230 females attended the concert how many total people attended the concert

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Question 1028282: At a concert, 40% of the people were females. If 230 females attended the concert how many total people attended the concert
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the entire population at the concert, x.
Then, 40% of x is 230 people (females). We write
(.4)(x) = 230
x = 230/.4 = 575 people in total