Question

There are a total 12,715 seats in an arena. Of the total,

7,512 seats are currently occupied by spectators. How
many seats, to the nearest percent, are currently oc-
cupied?
A. 12
B. 52
C. 59
D. 61
E. 75

Answer 1

C. 59

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Total number of seats = 12,715

Number of occupied seats = 7,512

`Percentage = \frac {Number\; of\; occupied \;seats}{Total\; number \;of \;seats} *100`

Substituting into the equation, we have;

`Percentage = \frac {7512}{12715} *100`

`Percentage = 0.5908*100`

Percentage = 59.08

Therefore, to the nearest percent is 59%