Question

An hour before show​ time, only 228 people are seated for a musical performance. according to ticket​ sales, ​94% of the people have yet to arrive. how many tickets were sold for the musical performance​? explain your thinking.

Answer 1

3800 tickets sold

Explanation:

We know the number of people seated, and we know the percentage of total ticket sales that represents. So, we can find the total number of tickets sold.

seated + not-arrived = total sold

228 + 0.94 × total sold = total sold

228 = 0.06 × total sold . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 0.94 × total sold

228/0.06 = total sold = 3800

There were 3800 tickets sold for the performance.