SOLUTION: A half of an hour before a concert, there were 1200 people in the 3000–seat auditorium where the concert was being held. Five minutes before the concert, the auditorium was 90% fu

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Question 1003455: A half of an hour before a concert, there were 1200 people in the 3000–seat auditorium where the concert was being held. Five minutes before the concert, the auditorium was 90% full. Which of these equations can be used to determine p, the number of people who entered the auditorium during this time interval?
Answer by ikleyn(52919) About Me  (Show Source):
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p = 0.9*3000 - 1200.