Question

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The Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium in New York has a seating capacity of 22,500 people. Of these seats, 1.11% are wheelchair-accessible seats. How many seats in the stadium are wheelchair accessible? Round
the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

250

Explanation:

1. convert from percentage to decimal

to do this, divide the percentage by 100

1.11 / 100 = 0.0111

2. multiply the decimal by the amount

decimal = 0.0111

amount = 22500

final answer = 0.0111 * 22500 = 249.75 ≈ 250

thus, 1.11 % of 22,500 = 0.0111 * 22500 ≈ 22500