Question

Liam is setting up folding chairs for a meeting. If he arranges the chairs in 8 rows of the same length, he has 7 chairs left over. If he arranges the chairs in 6 rows of that same length, he has 17 left over. How many chairs does Liam have?

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Answer 1

Answer: He has 47 chairs

Explanation:

if he has 7 left over from 8 rows, and 17 from 6 rows of the same length, thats 5 chairs per row that where taken away, 8-6=2, 17-7=10 10/2= 5

5 chairs per row x8 rows +7 extra chairs=47 chairs total