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A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a symphony. The students filled 576 seats, which was 36% of the total number of seats in the theater. How many total seats were in the theater?

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Explanation:

since 36% is 576 seats, 100% would be 576/36 x 100 = 1600seats

Topic: Percentage

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