SOLUTION: At the opening of the movie, "The Big Bus" the theatre was filled to a 80% capacity. There were 720 people in the theatre at the opening of the movie. What was the theatre's capaci

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Question 421094: At the opening of the movie, "The Big Bus" the theatre was filled to a 80% capacity. There were 720 people in the theatre at the opening of the movie. What was the theatre's capacity?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the capacity = c
.8c+=+720
c+=+900
the theatre's capacity was 900 people