Question

A movie theater is filled to 4/5 capacity. 5/8 of those attending are female. What portion of the theater is occupied by females?

Answer 1

All you have to do is think about it simply.

4/5 of the theater is filled.
Out of the theater that is filled, 5/8 are female.
So, (4/5)(5/8)=1/2, and 1/2 of the theater is female

Answer 2

the decimal point is 0.175