QuestionIf 1585 plasma TVs are sold, how many flatscreen TVs were sold if the ratio is 3:5? Also, for 27,360 total seats sold, find general admission seats if the ratio is 4:5.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. For every3 flatscreen TV sets sold,5 plasma TV sets were sold.
. A total of1585 plasma TV sets were sold.
3. For every5 reserved seats sold for a concert,4 general admission seats were sold.
4. The total number of seats sold was27,360.
STEP 2
First, we need to find the ratio of flatscreen TV sets to plasma TV sets. This is given as5.
STEP 3
We can set up a proportion to find the number of flatscreen TV sets sold. The proportion is
STEP 4
We know that158 plasma TV sets were sold. We can substitute this into the proportion
STEP 5
To find the number of flatscreen TV sets sold, we can cross-multiply and solve for the unknown
STEP 6
Calculate the number of flatscreen TV sets sold
STEP 7
Next, we need to find the ratio of reserved seats to general admission seats. This is given as54.
STEP 8
We can set up a proportion to find the number of general admission seats sold. The proportion is
STEP 9
We know that the total number of seats sold was27,360. This is the sum of the reserved seats and the general admission seats. We can write this as
STEP 10
We can substitute the proportion from Step8 into the equation from Step9
STEP 11
implify the equation by combining like terms
STEP 12
To find the number of general admission seats sold, we can solve for the unknown
STEP 13
Calculate the number of general admission seats soldSo,951 flatscreen TV sets and12160 general admission seats were sold.
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