Question

55% of the tickets sold at a school carnival were early-admission tickets. If the school sold 400 tickets in all, how many early-admission tickets did it sell?

Answer 1

To find the number of early-admission tickets sold, we can calculate 55% of the total tickets sold.

First, convert the percentage to a decimal:
\[
55\% = \frac{55}{100} = 0.55
\]

Now multiply this decimal by the total number of tickets sold:
\[
\text{Number of early-admission tickets} = 0.55 \times 400
\]

Calculating this gives:
\[
0.55 \times 400 = 220
\]

Therefore, the school sold \(\boxed{220}\) early-admission tickets.