A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a play. The students filled 1219 seats, which was 53% of the total number of seats in the theater. How many total seats were in the theater?

Answer 1

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

We know that 1219 seats is 53% of the total number of seats:

1219 = 0.53x

Solving for x:

x = 1219 / 0.53
x = 2300

Therefore, there were a total of 2300 seats in the theater.