Question

In its first year of operation, Big Lake Camp had 40 campers. This year’s attendance was 180% of the first year’s. How many campers participated this year?

Answer 1

72 Campers

Explanation:

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Answer 2

72 campers.

Explanation:

You can do this with a simple equation. 180% = 1.8 as a decimal fraction. Let x be this year's attendance. Then:

x = 1.8* 40

x = 72 campers.