A picture hall has seats for 820 persons. At a recent film show, one usher guessed it was3/4full, another that it was2/3full. The ticket office reported 648 sales. Which usher (first or second) made the better guess?
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A picture hall has seats for 820 persons. At a recent film show, one usher guessed it was3/4full, another that it was2/3full. The ticket office reported 648 sales. Which usher (first or second) made the better guess?
Solution:
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 547.
∴ First usher made the better guess.
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