70% of the 32 chairs were occupied how many were occupied

So 70% of the 32 chairs were occupied

70%=0.7

of can be thought of as multiply so
0.7 of 32 means 0.7 times 32=22.4
22.4 chairs were occupied
in real life this doesn't make sense that a fraction of a chair is occupied.. it's either occupied or not occupied. but that's the answer :(