SOLUTION: A rectangular auditorium seats 1452 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 11. find the number of seats in each row

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Question 445038: A rectangular auditorium seats 1452 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 11. find the number of seats in each row
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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x(x+11)=1452
x2+11x-1452=0
(x+44)(x-33)=0
x=-44 or 33
Throwing out the negative answer, we get the number of rows to be 33. The number of seats in each row is 44..