A theater has 500 seats. Three fourths of the seats are filled. How many seats are filled? explain the steps you did to solve this please.

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A theater has 500 seats. Three fourths of the seats are filled. How many seats are filled? explain the steps you did to solve this please.

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anonymous · Answer

@Christian_10_  and @bgrundstrom  could you help please

christian_10_ · Answer

@nincompoop Can you help them with this?

anonymous · Answer

@nincompoop could you help me please

anonymous · Answer

Do you know what a percentage is?

anonymous · Answer

Yes. 3/4 is 75%

anonymous · Answer

There you go

anonymous · Answer

So divide 500 by 75%

anonymous · Answer

What number do you get if you divide 500 by 75%?

anonymous · Answer

So is it 375? That's what I got.

anonymous · Answer

Well 375 is the correct amount, but you got that by multiplication, not division

anonymous · Answer

Oh. I so do multiplication for a division problem and division for multiplication?

anonymous · Answer

No, you do multiplication for multiplication, and division for division. This was a multiplication problem

anonymous · Answer

oh. Okay I get it? Thank you so much

anonymous · Answer

ok