Question

Billy watched the clown car drive up to the circus and saw 14 clowns get out of one little car. The clowns made up 56%, percent of the performers in the circus. How many performers were in the circus?

Answer 1

0.56x = 14 

x = 14 / 0.56 

x = 25 performers

Answer 2

You would solve using a proportion. 14/.56 = x/.56 (x is the unknown). Cross multiply and solve for x. Your answer is 25 total performers.