On thursday morning, a shop has 468 customers.314 were women and 75 were children. a) What percentage were women?

b) What percentage were *not* children

a) =  67.10 % or 67.09%

b) = 84.10% or 83.97%

Step-by-step explanation:

a = (314/468)*100 = 67.094017094 %

b = (393/468)*100 = 83.9743589744 %  (edited 393)

To find b we have to can use simple subtraction to find Men = m = ?

If Women = w = 314  and Children = c = 75

Eliminate the (w = 314) with (c=75) from total to find (m=?)

w+c+m= 468

c+m = 468-w = 468-314 = 154

m = 154-c = 154-75 = 79

m = 79

b) Total sum that were not children = w+m = 314 + 79 = 393

or = 468-314 = 154

then 154 - 79 = 75

with = 468-75 = 393

then find percentage;

(393/468) * 100 = 83.9743589744

Hi Camrynb10705oxknsv!
So let's take a look at the answers they give. A is 2.5 - 2.2 and all that is is switching the numbers so that isn't right. B they do addition instead of subtraction so that can't be right. C they do 2.2 + (-2.5) and when you add a negative number it's like subtraction because a negative number is under 0 and so your adding a number under 0 so you go down. So the answer is C.
If you need me to explain it different let me know. Hope this helps!