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3/4 of the seats in a concert hall were occupied. The ratio of adults to children is 7 : 3. If 90 more adults attended the concert. the number of adults would be 3 times the number of children. How many seats were in the concert hall?

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The given ratio of adults to childeren is:


7:3

Let the total number of people be x then the number of adult and chlderen is:


\begin{gathered} Adult=(7x)/(10) \\ Children=(3x)/(10) \end{gathered}

When 90 adult joins, the number of adult becomes:


(7x)/(10)+90

It is given that the number of adults would be 3 times the number of children.

It follows:


(7x)/(10)+90=3((3x)/(10))

Solving for x gives:


\begin{gathered} (7x)/(10)-3((3x)/(10))=-90 \\ (7x-9x)/(10)=-90 \\ -2x=-900 \\ x=450 \end{gathered}

Therefore the total number of people is 450.

It is given that 3/4 of the seat were occupied.

Let the total number of seats be y, it follows:


\begin{gathered} (3)/(4)y=450 \\ 3y=4(450) \\ y=(4(450))/(3) \\ y=600 \end{gathered}

Therefore the total number of seats is 600

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