A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a symphony. The students filled 576 seats, which was 36% of the total number of seats in the theater. How many total seats were in the theater?

Step-by-step explanation:

since 36% is 576 seats, 100% would be 576/36 x 100 = 1600seats

Topic: Percentage

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step-by-step explanation:

answer: the answer is 100 x 12,500, which is 1,250,000.

step-by-step explanation: emily solved for a part when she should have solved for the whole.  

875,000 should be the numerator of the equivalent ratio.  

70 x 12,500 is 875,000.