Question

The movie theater has 250 seats, 225 seats were sold for the movie. What percent of the seats were not sold?

25%

90%

80%

10%

Answer 1

D. 10%

Explanation:

First divide 250 by 10 to get how many seats are in 10%.

250/10 = 25

Then, divide 225 by 25 to see what percent was taken up.

225/25 = 9

9 x 10 = 90

100 = 90 = 10

Therefore, 10% of the seats were not sold.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Seats that were not sold = 250 - 225 = 25 seats

Percent of seats that were not sold = (25/250)*100

`=(25)/(250)*100\\\\`

= 10%