A middle schooler took all the 6th grader on a field trip to see ballet. The students filled up 570 seats, which was 95% of the totall number of seats in the theater. How many seats were there in total?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the statement:
A middle schooler took all the 6th grader on a field trip to see ballet. The students filled up 570 seats, which was 95% of the total number of seats in the theater.
Determine how many seats were there in total.
Solution:
In order to determine how many seats were there in total, we simply need to divide 570 by the decimal value of 95%. Thus, we first need to convert the percentage into decimal. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
= 95/100
= 0.95
= 570/0.95
= 600
Final answer:
There are 600 seats in total.