At a conference of 250 people, 30% of the participants are French, 35% are Americans, 20% are Germans, and the rest are of other nationalities. How many French participants are at the conference?
30% of the 250 participants were French. To find how many this is, convert the percent to a decimal and multiply the decimal by the total number of participants. 30% = 0.3 0.3 • 250 = 75 75 of the participants were French.
