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Question 334519: an 800 seat multiplex is divided into 3 theaters. theater 1 is the smallest. theater 2 has 180 more seats than theater 1. theater 3 has 60 seats fewer than twice the number in theater one. how larger is each theater
Answer by vleith(2983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number of seats in theatre 1
Then theatre 2 is
And theatre 3 is
You are told the total seat count is 800




theatre 1 is 170 seats
theatre 2 is
theatre 3 is
Check your answer
does 170+350+280 = 800 ???

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