Question

A fun run has 352 male runners. The male runners make up 44% of the total number of people participating in the fun run. How many people are participating in the fun run.

Answer 1

Answer: 800 total people

Explanation:

We can set up an equation to help us solve. Let x be the total number of runners.

Keep in mind that a percent divided by 100 becomes a decimal (44% / 100 = 0.44). Also remember that we can divide part by the total and multiply by 100 to get a percent.

Given:

352 male runners, 44% of the total is male, and how many total are there?

`\displaystyle (352)/(x) =44\%`

Multiply both sides of the equation by x and turn 44% into a deicmal:

352 = 0.44x

Divide both sides of the equation by 0.44:

800 = x

There were 800 total people participating in the fun run.