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Question 401018: a room contains 54 chairs. the number of rows is 3 less than the number of chairs per row. find the number of rows.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since 6*9 = 54, we conclude that there are 6 rows and 9 chairs per row (be careful not to say 9 rows, 6 chairs per row).