Each person in a large square occupies, on average, 2.5 sq. feet of space. Estimate the number of people that can comfortably st

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and on the gym floor if the gym is 50 feet wide and 100 feet long.
A. 2000 people

B. 5000 people

C. 10,000 people

D. 12,500 people

2 answers:

Dima020 [189] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T07:11:54+03:00

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Your answer should be C , hope this helps !!

Aleksandr [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-17T05:06:23+03:00

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Answer:

2000 people

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the gym is the width times length:

A = wl

A = (50 ft) (100 ft)

A = 5000 ft²

Write a proportion:

1 person / 2.5 ft² = x / 5000 ft²

x = 2000 people