Question

Liberal Arts Math

Answer 1

solve it! @CaseyCarns

Answer 2

\[\frac{ 100 }{ 38 }\times17100=?\]

Answer 3

Do I times 17100 by 38?

Answer 4

@CaseyCarns please note that 62% is the percentage of reserved seats

Answer 5

if I call with N number of total seats of arena, then the subsequant condition has to be checked:

Answer 6

\[N-\frac{ 60 }{ 100 }N=17100\]

Answer 7

I have a problem with the letters whenever they're involved I get confused

Answer 8

oops 62/100 not 60/100

Answer 9

ok! please how many seats contain an arena, in general?

Answer 10

or how many seats are there within an arena, generally?

Answer 11

17,100

Answer 12

10602 have already been sold

Answer 13

no, it is incorrect, because 17,100 are not total seats.
17,100 are the seats available yet

Answer 14

oh

Answer 15

for example, I suppose than into an arena there are 100,000 seats

Answer 16

oops ...that into an arena...

Answer 17

and I suppose that, as in your problem, only 62% of those seats are sold, so I can write that seats unavailable are\[100,000*\frac{ 62 }{ 100 }=62,000\]
and consequently:
\[100,000-62,000=38,000\]
are the seats available yet. Do you agree?

Answer 18

@CaseyCarns

Answer 19

38,000 all together?

Answer 20

total seats are 100,000

Answer 21

38,000 available?

Answer 22

that's right! Note that we have to calculate total number of seats

Answer 23

Okay bc thats not an answer choice

Answer 24

if we simplify the above condition, I get:
\[\frac{ 38 }{ 100 }N=17100\]
now multiply both sides by 100

Answer 25

38N = 1710000

Answer 26

left side is:

Answer 27

that's right! Now divide both sides by 38

Answer 28

N = 45000

Answer 29

well done! That's your answer!