Question

A picture hall has seats for 820 persons. At a recent film show, one usher guessed it was 34 full, another that it was 23 full. The ticket office reported 648 sales. Which usher (first or second) made the better guess?​​
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Answer 1

Answer:

Total number of seats = 820 Sale of total tickets = 648 Number of sold tickets guessed by first usher = 3/4 of 820 = 3/4 x 820 = 615 Number of sold tickets guessed by second usher = 2/3 of 820 = 2/3 x 820 = 1640 = 546.66 ≈ 547 Since, 615 is more close to 648 than 5Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/787681/picture-hall-seats-persons-recent-film-show-usher-guessed-4full-another-that-was-3full?show=787684#a787684