document.write( "Question 818108: A rectangular auditorium seats 1505 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 8. Find the number of seats in each row. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "    Let \"m\" be an unknown number which is 4 more than the number of rows: m = rows +4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Then \"m\" is 4 less then the number of seats in a row: m = seats - 4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The product seats*rows is 1505, or   (m+4)*(m-4) = 1505.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Hence,   = 1505 + 16 = 1521,  and  m =  = 39.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Then the number of rows is  m-4 = 39-4 = 35  and the number of seats in each row is  m+4 = 39+4 = 43.\r\n" );
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