Question

A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a ballet. The students filled 1898 seats, which was 73% of the total number of seats in the theater. How many total seats were in the theater?

Answer 1

Answer: 2600

Explanation:

Using the formula p=%w(part=percent x whole), it would be 1898=.73x, then I used railroad tracks to divide .73 from both sides and got 2600=x