Question

A restaurant has a capacity for 270 customers. If the restaurant is 4/9 full, how many customers are in the restaurant?

Answer 1

Multiply the capacity of the restaurant by 4/9. Remember any whole number can be made into a fraction by putting a 1 in the denominator.

270/1 x 4/9.  When multiplying frations, multiply the numerators together and multiply the denominators together.

So, 270/1 x 4/9 = 1080/9.  Now you can reduce the fraction, 1080/9 = 120.  There are 120 people in the restaurant.

Answer 2

4/9 of 270=(4/9)270=4×30=120