Barbara is the manager at a sports arena that draws an average of 2,700 patrons per event. each ticket taker can process 125 event-goers per event. how many ticket takers should barbara hire? (round up to a whole number.)

Verified Answer :

Average patrons per event = 2,700

Number of event goers a ticket taker can process = 125

Therefore number of ticket takers that need hiring = 2700 ÷ 125 = 21.6 = 22 ticket takers

Answer:

22 ticket takers.

Explanation:

It is given that Barbara is the manager at a sports arena that draws an average of 2,700 patrons per event.

Each ticket taker can process 125 event-goers per event.

Let x be the number of ticket takers barbara should hire.

\(125\times x=2700\)

\(125x=2700\)

Divide both sides by

\(x=\frac{2700}{125}\)

\(x=21.6\)

\(x\approx 22\)

Therefore, Barbara should hire 22 ticket takers.