Question

850 people took part in a marathon. 42% of them were women and the

rest were men.
(a) How many of the participants were women?​

Answer 1

`(42)/(100) * 850 = 357womens`

Answer 2

We are going to do a proportion with the effective number and the percentage

42% of 850 are women

42 : 100 = x : 850

x = (850 * 42)/100 = 357

The women were 357