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A theater has n rows of seats and the number of seats in each row is 4 less than the number of rows. Which of the following represents the total number of seats in the theater (a) n(n-4) (b) n(n-4) (c) n2+4 (d) n(4-n) (e) n2-4

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Answer:

The correct option is a) n(n-4).

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Let n represents the number of rows.

The number of seats in each row is 4 less than the number of rows.

This can be written as:
n-4

A theater has n rows of seats.

Therefore the total number of seats in the theater is:


n(n-4)

Hence, the correct option is a) n(n-4).

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