Question

On average, Donna's Cafe has 18 customers, which represents 36% of the total approved occupancy by the fire department. a. What is the total approved occupancy of the cafe by the fire department? Total approved occupancy = customers b. According to the fire department's occupancy approval, what percentage of the cafe is still available for customers? Available occupancy percentage = % c. According to the fire department's occupancy approval, how many seats are still available for customers? Seats still available =

Answer 1

Customers = 18
Because this number is 36% of total approved occupancy. the maximum number of customers is
18/0.36 = 50

Part a.
Total approved occupancy = 50 customers

This means that available seats for customers are 50 - 18 = 32.
The available occupancy is
32/50 = 0.64 = 64%

Part b.
Available occupancy percentage for customers = 64%

Part c.
Number of seats still available for customers = 32