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If a parking lot holds 1,600 cars and fills 3/4 of its spaces, how many spaces are filled?

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The capacity of the parking lot is 1,600 cars.

3/4 of the spaces are
(3/4)*1,600 = 1200

Answer: 1200

User Naxels
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The total space in the parking lot is 1600 cars

It is mentioned that
(3)/(4) parts of this parking is filled

Now we are required to find what is the three-fourths part of 1600

To find it we multiply
(3)/(4) times 1600


(3)/(4) X 1600

=
(3X1600)/(4)

=
(4800)/(4)

= 1200 cars

Hence 1200 cars fills the three-fourths of the car parking lot that has a capacity of 1600 cars

User Christian Bangert
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