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A theatre has the capacity to seat people across two levels, the Circle and

the Stalls.
The ratio of the number of seats in the Circle to the number of seats in
the Stalls is 3:5
Yesterday, the audience occupied of the seats in the Circle and
all the 1520 seats in the Stalls.
Work out the percentage of occupancy of the theatre yesterday.
You must show how you get your answer.​

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Answer:

C:S--------> 3:5

1520/5=304

3 x 304= 912

912+1520=2432

1520/2432 x 100

Ans = 62.5% seats occupied

User Dave Hunt
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Answer:

C:S--------> 3:5

1520/5=304

3 x 304= 912

912+1520=2432

1520/2432 x 100

Ans = 62.5% seats occupied

User Jonathon Blok
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