Answer:
5,985 fans
Explanation:
First you will need to get the floor area of the store
The dimensions are:
150' by 100'
This is 150 ft by 100 ft
Area would be:
Side x side (Assuming that the floor area is a quadrilateral)
150 ft x 100 ft = 15000 ft²
Next we solve for the area of the stars only:
6' by 6'
Side x side
6 ft x 6 ft = 36 ft²
So here we subtract the stars only area from the total floor area:
15,000 ft² - 36 ft² = 14,964 ft²
This is the floor area that the fans can occupy.
Next since the fire marshal said 1 person must occupy an area no less than 2.5ft², we divide the floor area for fans by the requirement.
14,964 ft² = 5,985.6 fans
2.5ft²
Since we cannot have a decimal for people, we need to round it down. If it goes beyond 5,985.6 that means we do not meet the minimum requirement of 2.5 ft² per person. So we need to round it down, to the nearest whole number, the answer would be:
5,985 fans.