Question

250 people attended the first showing of a play. Of the 250, 75 were adults above the age of 40, 50 were between the ages of 20 & 40, and 25 were teenagers ages 13-19. What percentage of the attendees were children 12 and under?a) 35% b) 25% c) 60% d) 40%

Answer 1

The answer is D) 40% because when you add the people who were already accounted for, it comes to 150, which is 60% of 250. So the remaining attendees, children 12 and under, makes up the rest of the 250, which was 40%.

Answer 2

Answer: d) 40%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given, Total people attended the first showing of a play = 250

Number of adults above the age of 40= 75

Number of people between the ages 20 & 40 = 50

Number of teenagers ages 13-19 =25

Total people other than children ( age of 12 and under) = 75+50+25 =150

Then, the number of children ( age of 12 and under) = 250-150=100

Now , the percentage of the attendees were children 12 and under will be

$\dfrac{\text{Number of children}}{\text{Total attendees}}\times100\\\\=\dfrac{100}{250}\times100\\\\=40\%$

Hence, the correct answer is d) 40%.