A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a ballet at a theater that has 1500 seats. The students filled 1320 of the seats in the theater. What percentage of the seats in the theater were filled by the 6th graders on the trip?

Answer 1

To calculate the percentage of seats filled by the 6th graders, we can use the formula:

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

Given:

• Number of seats filled by the 6th graders = 1320
• Total number of seats in the theater = 1500

Substituting the values into the formula:

\[ \text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{1320}{1500} \right) \times 100 \]

Calculating the fraction:

\[ \frac{1320}{1500} = 0.88 \]

Now, multiplying by 100 to convert to a percentage:

\[ 0.88 \times 100 = 88 \]

Therefore, the percentage of the seats in the theater that were filled by the 6th graders is

\[ \boxed{88%} \]