Question

At Six Flags, 6 out of first 10 people who were in line for the ride were wearing a baseball cap. Based on this information, if 600 people were in line for the ride, how many people were wearing baseball caps?

Answer 1

If 6 out of the first 10 people were wearing baseball caps, then the proportion of people wearing baseball caps is 6/10. To find out how many people out of 600 would be wearing baseball caps, you can set up a proportion:

(6/10) = x/600

To solve for x (the number of people wearing baseball caps), you can cross multiply:

10x = 6 x 600
10x = 3600

Now, divide both sides by 10 to solve for x:

x = 3600 / 10
x = 360

So, if 600 people were in line, approximately 360 of them would be wearing baseball caps.