Question

An hour before show​ time, only 144 people are seated for a musical. According to ticket​ sales, ​97% of the people have yet to arrive. How many tickets were sold for the musical​? Explain your thinking.

Answer 1

the answer is 4800 because i did the lesson

Answer 2

Well, if only 3% of the ticket holders are already seated, then we can assume that 97% of them haven't arrived yet. So, we can set up a proportion:

3/100 = 144/x

Solving for x, we get:

x = (144*100)/3 = 4800

So, there were 4800 tickets sold for the musical. Let's hope they show up soon!