Question

A middle school took all of its 6th grade students on a field trip to see a symphony. The students filled 300 seats, which was 10% of the total number of seats in the theatre. How many total seats were in the theatre?

Answer 1

3000 seats

Explanation:

Represent the total number of seats by t. Then:

0.10t = 300 seats, and:

t = 3000 seats