Question

At the zoo on monday, 65 percent of the people in attendance were children. if 520 children were in attendance, how many people in total were visiting the zoo on monday? people in attendance

Answer 1

children = .65 * people
people = 520 / .65
800 people were in attendance

Answer 2

800 people were visiting the zoo on Monday.

Explanation:

Let there be x people were visiting the zoo on Monday.

520 children were in attendance.

65 percent of the people in attendance were children.

⇒
`(65)/(100)* x=520`

⇒
`x=(100)/(65)* 520`

⇒ x=800

Hence, 800 people were visiting the zoo on Monday.