Emma has a part time job at the cinema. This week has been a lot busier due to half term.
On Wednesday, 500 people watched the new comedy film.
70% of these people were children.
On Thursday, 720 people watched the same film and 5/ 8 of these people were children.
Emma thinks that more children watched the new film on Thursday than on Wednesday. Is she correct? Work out how many children watched the new comedy film on Wednesday and Thursday.
Answer:
To find the number of children on Wednesday you do 0.7 x 500 = 350 children
To find the number of children on Thursday you do 720 x 5/8 = 450 children
Emma is correct.