Question

5 6. On the first night of a talent show, 40% of the seats were filled. If 80 people came on the first night, how many total seats are in the theater?

Answer 1

According to the given information, 80 represents 40% of the total number of seats. Taking x as the number of seat, x times 0.40 is 80:

`0.40x=80`

Use this information and equation to find x:

`\begin{gathered} x=(80)/(0.40) \\ x=200 \end{gathered}`

It means that there are 200 seats in the theather.