To find the number of tickets sold in advance, we need to calculate 35% of the total ticket sales, which is 800 tickets.
We can use the equation:
This can also be expressed as a fraction:
To put this into a form that resembles the provided options, we can simplify:
Now let's check the options provided:
The option that directly relates to
Thus, the appropriate equation to find the number of tickets sold in advance is:
So, the correct answer is:
StartFraction 35 times 8 Over 100 times 8 EndFraction = StartFraction 280 Over 800 EndFraction