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Visitor figures

Looks like our exhibition is a success. Well done!

However, to find out if we’ve really been successful we need to compare how many people have visited with how many we thought would come. Do you want to help figure out the scores on the doors?

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The Scores on the Doors Puzzle

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Everyday we count how many people visit. We use a ‘magic eye’ - an electronic device that counts people.

These are the visitor figures for the first week of the exhibition. How many people have visited this week?

  • Mon: 499
  • Tues: 521
  • Weds: 556
  • Thurs: 543
  • Fri: 545
  • Sat: 801
  • Sun: 752

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The Scores on the Doors Puzzle

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75,906 people are now expected

We multiply the number of visitors in one week by the number of weeks

  • 4,217 people x 18 weeks = 75,906 people
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We’re doing well – 75,906 people are expected which is more than the 69,000 people we estimated in our first game. It would be useful to know how many more people this is so we can provide extra staff, souvenirs etc if necessary.

How many more people are now expected and what percentage (%) is this of our original estimate (which was 69,000)?

Remember to use your calculator.

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We can expect 6906 more people, which is about 10% of our original estimate.

To know how many more people we expect you just subtract our estimate from our new total

  • 75,906 - 69,000 = 6906

To work out what percent this is of our original estimate you need to do this sum:

  • (6906 / 69,000) x 100 = 10.00869%

On your calculator you press 6906 / 69000 x 100 = 10.00869%. We round this figure off to 10%.

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