SOLUTION: Six people can sit at one rectangular tables, when two tables are placed together ten people can be seated 1.How many people can be seated with three tables? 2.Write down a for

Question 862776: Six people can sit at one rectangular tables, when two tables are placed together ten people can be seated
1.How many people can be seated with three tables?
2.Write down a formula to calculate how many people can be seated using n tables?
3.Investigate what happens when the tables are placed side to side
4.Write down a formula for the number of people at t tables
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1)
three tables place together (2*4+6 =14)
2)
p=6+4n
3)
same thing
You lose 2 on one side and get 2 on one and 1 on each end for a total of 4
p=6+4t

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