Question

A stadium seats 60,000 people. If 45,000 of the seats are filled, what percentage of the seats are filled?

Answer 1

To find the percentage of the seats that are filled, you can use the formula:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Number of filled seats}}{\text{Total number of seats}} \right) \times 100
\]

In this case, the number of filled seats is 45,000 and the total number of seats is 60,000. Plugging in the values:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{45,000}{60,000} \right) \times 100
\]

Calculating the fraction:

\[
\frac{45,000}{60,000} = 0.75
\]

Now, converting the fraction to a percentage:

\[
0.75 \times 100 = 75\%
\]

So, 75% of the seats are filled.