Question
There are 35 empty seats and 65 occupied seats on a train. What percentage of the seats on the train are empty?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the percentage of empty seats on the train, we first need to determine the total number of seats.
The total number of seats is the sum of empty seats and occupied seats:
\[
\text{Total seats} = \text{Empty seats} + \text{Occupied seats} = 35 + 65 = 100
\]
Next, we can calculate the percentage of empty seats by using the formula:
\[
\text{Percentage of empty seats} = \left( \frac{\text{Empty seats}}{\text{Total seats}} \right) \times 100
\]
Substituting the values we found:
\[
\text{Percentage of empty seats} = \left( \frac{35}{100} \right) \times 100 = 35\%
\]
Therefore, the percentage of seats that are empty on the train is **35%**.
The total number of seats is the sum of empty seats and occupied seats:
\[
\text{Total seats} = \text{Empty seats} + \text{Occupied seats} = 35 + 65 = 100
\]
Next, we can calculate the percentage of empty seats by using the formula:
\[
\text{Percentage of empty seats} = \left( \frac{\text{Empty seats}}{\text{Total seats}} \right) \times 100
\]
Substituting the values we found:
\[
\text{Percentage of empty seats} = \left( \frac{35}{100} \right) \times 100 = 35\%
\]
Therefore, the percentage of seats that are empty on the train is **35%**.