Question

45% of the rooms in a hotel are booked. If 36 rooms are booked, how many rooms are in hotel altogether?

Answer 1

80 rooms

Explanation:

Step 1:

45/100 = 36/x Equation

Step 2:

45x = 3600 Multiply

Step 3:

x = 3600 ÷ 45 Divide

Answer:

x = 80

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Answer 2

80

Explanation:

Let h = number of rooms in the hotel

45% * h = 36

.45 h = 36

Divide by .45

.45h/.45 = 36/.45

h =80

There are 80 rooms in the hotel