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( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635850 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635850\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of empty seats is 250 - 225 = 25, the total capacity minus those<BR>\n" );
document.write( "already filled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The percentage empty is just <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25%2F250 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25%2F250\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > converted to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "percent which gives us 10%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your proportion <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=225%2F250+=+x%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"225%2F250+=+x%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the proportion of the theater<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is filled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The correct proportion would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28250-225%29%2F250+=+x%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28250-225%29%2F250+=+x%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2825%29%2F250+=+x%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2825%29%2F250+=+x%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cross product here is 25x = 2500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 percent </SPAN>\n" );
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