A hotel has 17 rooms booked for this evening. If they are at 34% capacity, what is the total number of rooms in the hotel?

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We can use the percent formula to solve. The percent formula is below: ^part⁄_whole = ^%⁄₁₀₀ We are given the part (the number of booked rooms in the hotel) and are asked to find the whole, which is the total number of hotel rooms (x): ¹⁷⁄_x = ³⁴⁄₁₀₀ Cross multiply and solve for x: 34 * x = 17 * 100 34x = 1700 34x/34 = 1700/34 x = 50 So, 17 is 34% of 50

A Hotel Has 17 Rooms Booked for This Evening