document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047550>Question 1047550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The balcony of a theater has 12 rows of seats. The last row contains 8 seats, and each of the other rows contains one more seat than the rows behind it. How many seats are there in the balcony? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #663114 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=663114\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the last row contains 8 seats, then the row directly in front has 9 seats; the next row has ten, and so on. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+9+10+.....+19=162 seats in the balcony. </SPAN>\n" );
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