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Question 768991: Could somebody please help me solve this. A rectangular auditorium seats 3008 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 17. Find the number of seats in each row.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Could somebody please help me solve this. A rectangular auditorium seats 3008 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 17. Find the number of seats in each row.
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Look for a pair of factors of 3008 that differ by 17.
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1*3008 not it
2*1504 not it
etc
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