The homecoming dance is going to be held in the school gym which is 300 ft by 300 ft. The fire marshal requires 4

square feet per person. How many tickets can the school sell for the dance?

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Carolina Gilmore

21 June, 07:33

The homecoming dance is going to be held in the school gym which is 300 ft by 300 ft. The fire marshal requires 4

square feet per person. How many tickets can the school sell for the dance?

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Alyson Hale · Answer 1

Find the area of the gym and divide that by the required space.

Area of gym: 300 x 300 = 90,000 square feet.

Number of people: 90,000 / 4 = 22,500

They can sell 22,500 tickets.

The homecoming dance is going to be held in the school gym which is 300 ft by 300 ft. The fire marshal requires 4square feet per person. How many tickets can the school sell for the dance?

The homecoming dance is going to be held in the school gym which is 300 ft by 300 ft. The fire marshal requires 4

square feet per person. How many tickets can the school sell for the dance?