A picture hall has seats for 820 persons. At a recent film show, one usher guessed it was 3/4 full, another that it was 2/3 full. The ticket office reported 648 sales. Which usher (first or second) made the better guess

Solution:

Total number of seats = 820

Sale of total tickets = 648

Number of sold tickets guessed by first usher = 3/4 × 820 = 615

Number of sold tickets guessed by second usher = 2/3 × 820 = 1640/3 = 546.66

Therefore, according to calculation, 615 is closer to 648 than 547. Hence, first usher made the better guess

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NCERT Exemplar Class 7 Maths Chapter 2 Exercise Problem 91

A picture hall has seats for 820 persons. At a recent film show, one usher guessed it was 3/4 full, another that it was 2/3 full. The ticket office reported 648 sales. Which usher (first or second) made the better guess

Summary:

As per calculation, 615 is closer to 648 than 547. Hence, the first usher made the better guess.

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