a movie complex is showing the same movie in three theaters. In theater A, 112 of the 160 seats are filled. In theater B, 84 seats are filled and 56 seats are empty. In theater C, 63 of the 180 seats are empty. Which theater has the greater percent of its seats filled.

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Brent Andrews

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11 August, 02:13

a movie complex is showing the same movie in three theaters. In theater A, 112 of the 160 seats are filled. In theater B, 84 seats are filled and 56 seats are empty. In theater C, 63 of the 180 seats are empty. Which theater has the greater percent of its seats filled.

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Jordyn Pham · Answer 1

I believe it's theater A.

112/160 x 100 = 70%

theater B has 140 seats in total

84/140 x 100 = 60%

theater C has 180 seats in total and 117 of them are filled (180-63 = 117)

117/180 x 100 = 65%