Billy watchedb the clown car drive up to the circus and saw 14 clowns get out of one little car the clowns made up 56% of the performers in the circus how may performers were in the circus
0.56x = 14
x = 14 / 0.56
x = 25 performers
To find the total number of performers in the circus, we can set up a proportion using the information given.
Let "x" represent the total number of performers in the circus.
Since the 14 clowns make up 56% of the performers, we can express this as:
14/x = 56/100
To solve for "x", we can cross-multiply and solve for "x":
14 * 100 = 56 * x
1400 = 56x
Divide both sides of the equation by 56:
x = 1400 / 56
Simplifying this further:
x = 25
So, there were 25 performers in the circus.