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a theater is 75% full then 96 people leave and now its 35% full

how many seats are there?

 Jan 27, 2022
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96 people is 40% of the seats because when 96 people leave it changes a difference of 40%. 40% x 2.5 = 100%, so to get the number of seats you just do 96 x 2.5 = 240.

 

Thus, there are 240 seats in the theater.

 

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 Jan 27, 2022

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