The football team at Milford College is having a new stadium built that will accommodate 102,135 people. According to one fan's calculations, that is 50% more people than their old stadium could seat. How many seats did the old stadium have?

Solution

T h e f oo t ba ll t e am a t M i l f or d C o ll e g e i s ha v in g a n e w s t a d i u m b u i lt t ha t w i ll a cco mm o d a t e 102, 135 p eo pl e . A ccor d in g t o o n e f a n^{'} s c a l c u l a t i o n s, t ha t i s 50% m ore p eo pl e t han t h e i r o l d s t a d i u m co u l d se a t . Ho w man y se a t s d i d t h e o l d s t a d i u m ha v e ?

Amount before addition : 68090

Solution steps

Translate the problem into an equation:

102135 = x + 0.5 x

102135 = x + 0.5 x : x = 68090

Amount before addition : 68090