At a dance performance, 70% of the audience were children. There were 9 times as many men as women. What percentage of the audience were men?
| Adults |
Children |
Total |
| 30% |
70% |
100% |
| 10 u |
|
|
| Men |
Women |
|
|
| 9 u |
1 u |
|
|
Percentage of men and women of the audience
= 100% - 70%
= 30%
10 u = 30%
1 u = 30% ÷ 10 = 3%
Percentage of the audience that were men
= 9 u
= 9 × 3
= 27%
Percentage of the audience that were men = 27%
Answer(s): 27%
