document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847479>Question 847479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a flag ceremony, the number of students in each row is 6 fewer than the number of rows. If there are 891 students in the flag ceremony, how many are in each row? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If there are 891 students in the flag ceremony, how many are in each row?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = no. of students<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+6) = no. of rows<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x+6) = 891<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a quadratic equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 6x - 891 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you can use the quadratic formula, but this will factor to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+33) (x-27) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the positive solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 27 students in each row<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this out (33 rows): 27 * 33 = 891<BR>\n" );
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