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A school gym has an area of 2400 square feet. For a pep rally there are 700 people in the gym. How many square feet are available for each person?

A) about 1
B) about 2
C) about 3
D) about 4

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Answer: C) about 3

Explanation:

Given: The area of school gym = 2400 square feet

The number of people in the gym for the pep rally =700

Then , the area occupied by each person =
\text{area of gym}/\text{number of people}

Thus, the area occupied by each person=
2400/700

⇒ The area occupied by each person=
3.4285\ ft^2\approx3\ ft^2

About 3 square feet of area is available for each person.

User Sepisoad
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the square feet that are available for each person is
2400 square feet / 700people = 24/7=3.4 square feet/ person
so it is
C) about 3
User Racerror
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