For a given performance 17/4 times as many tickets were sold as there were seats , if 5100 tickets sold , how many could be seated in the auditorium ?

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anonymous · Answer

(17/4 )*(x) = 51000

solve for x

anonymous · Answer

it is telling you that the ratio 17/4 from tickets/seats right?