Question

A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a symphony. The students filled 855 seats, which was 45% of the total number of seats in the theater. How many total seats were in the theater?

Answer 1

1900

Explanation:

Big brain and mental math

Answer 2

1900

Explanation:

let a = total seats

the number of students that filled the theatre can be represented with this equation

0.45 x a = 855

divide both sides by 0.45

a = 855/0.45 = 1900