Question

In the movie theater there are 1000 seats. 850 of the seats were sold, what percent of the seats were empty?

Answer 1

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Here's the solution ~

Number of empty seats is equal to ;

${ \qquad{ \sf{ \dashrightarrow}}} \: \: \sf \:1000 - 850$

${ \qquad{ \sf{ \dashrightarrow}}} \: \: \sf \:150$

Percentage of empty seats is ;

${ \qquad{ \sf{ \dashrightarrow}}} \: \: \sf \: \dfrac{150}{1000} \times 100$

${ \qquad{ \sf{ \dashrightarrow}}} \: \: \sf \: \dfrac{150}{10}$

${ \qquad{ \sf{ \dashrightarrow}}} \: \: \sf \: {15}{} \%$

Answer 2

Answer:

15%

Skills needed: Percentages

Step-by-step explanation:

1) First, let's find out the number of empty seats, and then go onto finding the percent of empty seats.

---> There are 1000 seats, and 850 are full:

------> $100-850=150$ empty seats

2) In order to get a percentage, let's first make a fraction:

$\frac{150}{1000}$ (empty seats over the total # of seats)

---> $\frac{15}{100}$ is the simplified form, and this just means 15%.

(Remember: $x\%=\frac{x}{100}$ --> 2% = $\frac{2}{100}$)