Question

5. At the party there were 380 places to sit, including the

benches in the park and the chairs people brought to the
party. Of those seats, 0.45 of them were used by women
and girls. How many seats were used by men and boys? Is
that fraction of the total number of seats less than or greater
than ? Draw or use a visual fraction model if needed to solve.
​

Answer 1

209 seats were used by men and boys. i took 45% of 380 which = 171. I subtracted that by 380 which = 209.

Answer 2

Answer with Step-by-step explanation:

0.45 of the total seats were used by women and girls.

i.e. Remaining 0.55(1-0.45) of the total seats were used by men and boys.

Seats used by men and boys=55% of 380

`= (55)/(100)* 380\\\\ =209`

Hence, Seats used by men and boys is:

209

and the fraction of total number of seats used by men and boys(0.55) is greater than that of total seats used by women and girls(0.45).