An airplane left ATL with 52 empty seats. If the airplane was 75% full, what was the total number of seats?

x − t o t a l n u mb er o f se a t s x − 52 − occ u p i e d se a t s 75% = 0.75 100% = 1 F ro m p ro p or t i o n : x − 52 − 0.75 x − 1 x − 52 = 0.75 x x − 0.75 x = 52 0.25 x = 52 ∣ ⋅ 4 x = 208 T o t a l n u mb er o f se a t s w a s 208.

Answered by luana | 2024-06-10

The total number of seats on the airplane is 208. This is derived from the fact that 75% of the seats were filled and there were 52 empty seats remaining. By setting up an equation and solving for the variable representing total seats, we found the answer.
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Answered by luana | 2025-01-20