Question

A rule of thumb for estimating the size of a crowd is that 2 people take up

5 square feet. If a club has a dance floor that is 30 x 20 feet, how many
people could crowd onto the floor?

Answer 1

120 people

Explanation:

Length of dance floor = 30 ft

Width of dance floor = 20 ft

Given that 2 people will occupy 5 ft² of space, the number of people that will crowd the floor of the dance floor is calculated as follows:

= Area of dance floor ÷ 5 ft²

= (30*20) ÷ 5

= 600 ÷ 5

= 120.

120 people will crowd the dance floor.