Question

This weekend, Greenwood Theater issued 13,871 tickets to comedies. That is 94% more than the theater issued last weekend. How many tickets to comedies did the theater issue last weekend?

A) 7,124 tickets
B) 6,734 tickets
C) 7,118 tickets
D) 6,728 tickets

Answer 1

The theater issued approximately 231,183 tickets to comedies last weekend.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many tickets to comedies the theater issued last weekend, we need to subtract 94% from the number of tickets issued this weekend. Let x be the number of tickets issued last weekend. We can set up the equation:

x - 0.94x = 13871

Simplifying the equation, we have:

0.06x = 13871

Dividing both sides by 0.06, we find:

x = 231183.333

Therefore, the theater issued approximately 231,183 tickets to comedies last weekend. This calculation derives from subtracting 94% of the total tickets issued from the unknown comedy ticket count.