Question

At the zoo, there were 260 people at the panda exhibit. 30% of the people at the panda exhibit were visitors from China. How many people were visitors from China?

Answer 1

First we convert percentage to a decimal:

$30\%= \cfrac{30}{100}= \cfrac{3}{10}$

Then we multiply the decimal and a number:

$\cfrac{3}{10}\cdot260=\cfrac{3\cdot\not\!\!\!260^\ {26}}{\not\!\!10}=3\cdot26= \boxed{78}$

Answer:

There were 78 visitors from China.