document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1129589>Question 1129589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A room contains 54 chairs. The number of rows is 3 less that the number of chairs per row. Find the number of rows.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "# of rows = (# of chairs per row) - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = c/r - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 54/r -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 + 3r -54 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(r+9)(r-6) = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Positive solution:: # of rows = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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