document.write( "Question 1189799: You're standing in a line-up at the movie theatre. If 40% of the people in line are in front of you and 58 1/3% of the people in the line are behind you, then the total number of people in the queue is
\n" );
document.write( "a) 36 b) 60 c) 99 d) 100e) 167 \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #821277 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! With 40% of the people in line in front of you and 58 1/3% of the people in line behind you, the percentage of people in line not counting you is 98 1/3%. \n" ); document.write( "That means you -- a single person -- represent 1 2/3% = (5/3)% of the total number of people in line. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "You are 1/60 of the total number of people in line, so the number of people in line is 60. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 60 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |