document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019908>Question 1019908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi! I am a 7th grade pre-algebra student and I was trying to complete a homework packet with this title: Percent Proportion Word Problems. The directions are: Solve each word problem. Show each proportion and label each answer. The question I need help on is as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. Write a proportion and solve for the percent of seats that are empty.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried out this problem and set up my proportion like this: 225    x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                                                             250   100 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "when I solved for x using the cross multiply method, I got: 22,500 = 250x and then I divided by 250 so: 22,500 = 250x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                          250     250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My answer was x = 90%. I thought this was a good answer but when I looked back, my answer didn't seem to make sense. I would GREATLY appreciate it if someone could help me out and explain to me what I did wrong! So for any replies I get: thanks in advance!!! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P.S. I'm sorry my proportions look a little weird on the computer but it's supposed to be 225 over 250 equals x over 100. For the division it was supposed to be 22,500 over/ divide by 250 equals 250x over/divide by 250. Once again, I'm really sorry if this caused any confusion.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. Write a proportion and solve for the percent of seats that are empty. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I tried out this problem and set up my proportion like this: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "225    x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "250 100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:: 225 is the number of seats sold (filled)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "250-225 is the number of seats that are empty.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/100 = 25/250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100*(1/10) = 10%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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