Suppose a total of 3572 seats were sold for a performance.How many seats in the theater would be empty that evening. Explain how you found your answer
How many seats are there in the theater?
To find the number of empty seats in the theater, we need to subtract the number of seats sold from the total number of seats in the theater.
Let's assume the total number of seats in the theater is represented by variable T, and the number of seats sold is represented by variable S.
Given that 3572 seats were sold, we can write the equation:
S = 3572.
To find the number of empty seats, we subtract the number of seats sold from the total number of seats:
Empty seats = T - S.
However, we don't have the total number of seats in the theater. Without this information, we cannot determine the exact number of empty seats.
To find the number of empty seats in the theater, we need to subtract the number of seats sold from the total number of seats in the theater.
In this case, we know that a total of 3572 seats were sold for the performance. However, we don't have information about the total number of seats in the theater. To find the number of empty seats, we would need to know the total seating capacity.
If we have the total seating capacity, let's say it is 4000 seats, we can find the number of empty seats by subtracting the number of seats sold from the total seating capacity:
Empty seats = Total seating capacity - Seats sold
Empty seats = 4000 - 3572
Empty seats = 428
Therefore, if there were a total of 3572 seats sold for the performance and the theater has a seating capacity of 4000, there would be 428 empty seats that evening.