Question

A total of 42,800 people attended a football game at a large stadium. That # of people accounted for 72% of available seats. Which percent proportion can be used to find how many people the stadium holds when full?

Answer 1

Answer:59444 people

Explanation:

Let the total capacity of of the stadium be x

A total of 48200 people attended a football match = 72% of the stadium's total capacity.

When the stadium is full, it is 100%

So 72% of x = 42800

= 72/100 × x= 42800

0.72x =42800

x= 42800/0.72

=59444 people

Answer 2

The stadium can hold up to 59,444 people approximately.

Explanation:

Number of people who attended the game = 42,800

The percentage of seats that were occupies = 72%

Let M be the total capacity of the stadium.

Now here, according to the question

72% of M = 42,800

or,
`(72)/(100)  * M = 42,800`

or, M =
`(42,800 * 100)/(72)  =  59,444 (approx)`

Hence, the stadium can hold up to 59,444 people approximately.