At the zoo on Monday, 65 percent of the people in attendance were children. If 520 children were in attendance, how many people in total were visiting the zoo on Monday?

___ people in attendance

800 total visitors.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve for the total amount of visitors, you will need to set up an equation as such:

0.65x = 520.

To solve, you will need to divide both sides by 0.65 to isolate the variable which gives you:

x=

When solved for, this results in:

x= 800 total visitors.