Question

a company announced that 40% of those enrolled in its training to program will be sent to a new plant. if there are 60 people enrolled in the training program, how many will be sent to the new plant

Answer 1

24 people will be sent to the new plant.

Use cross-multiplication to find 40% of 60

 40       x
 __  =  __
100     60

40(60) = 100x
2400 = 100x
Divide by 100.
x = 24