A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a play. The students filled 341 seats, which was 55% of the total number of seats in the theater. How many total seats were in the theater?

Answer 1

To find out how many total seats were in the theater, we first need to calculate what 100% of the total number of seats is based on the 55% filled by the 6th grade students.

Let x be the total number of seats in the theater.

55% of x = 341
0.55x = 341
x = 341 / 0.55
x = 620

Therefore, the theater has a total of 620 seats.