SOLUTION: A theater can seat 160 people. The number of rows is 6 less than the number of seats in each row. How many rows of seats are there?

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Question 1156391: A theater can seat 160 people. The number of rows is 6 less than the number of seats in each row. How many rows of seats are there?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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r*(r+6) = 160.


ANSWER.  The number of rows is  r = 10.