Question

The arena at the berry center holds 9,500 people. During one of the graduation ceremonies,95% of the seats were occupied. How many people attended the ceremony

Answer 1

9,025

Explanation:

Given that:

Total capacity of berry center arena = 9500

Percentage seats occupied during a graduation ceremony = 95%

The number of attendees can be obtained thus :

Percentage seats occupied * total capacity

95% * 9500

0.95 * 9500

= 9,025 people