Question

A 12,000 seat arena is divided into 60 equal sections of 200 seats. In order to

estimate the attendance at an event, management takes a sample from one of these
sections. At a recent event, 174 people were counted in this sample section. What
was the estimated attendance at this recent event?

Answer 1

10,440

Explanation:

There is 12k seats in total. 60 sections containing 200 seats. In 1 section of 200 they counted 174 people. Therefore you multiply 174 by 60. 174 being the people in 1 section and 60 being the total number of sections.