Question

In a survey, 27% of the people chose salads over a meat dish. In all, 81 people chose salads. How many people were the survey?

Answer 1

Answer:

$300\ people$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> the total number of people in a survey

we know that

$27\%=27/100=0.27$

so

$0.27x=81$

Solve for x

Divide by 0.27 both sides

$x=81/0.27$

$x=300\ people$