During Friday night's high school performance of the play Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 76% of the seats in the performing arts center (with a seating capacity of 500 people) were occupied, and threequarters of those attending were parents. How many high school students attended the play?

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The first step is to calculate the number of total playgoers by multiplying the total seats available by the percentage. 500 * 0.76 = 380 Since three quarters (75%) of those attending were parents, that means that one quarter, or 25%, were high school students; this is the answer we are going to calculate. Therefore, multiply the number of total playgoers by the percentage of students to find out how many students attended the perfonnance. 380 x 0.25 = 95 students

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