Question

A Building code allows a maximum of 140 people in a meeting room. There is one large table in the room along with some small tables. when filled, the large tables seats 15 people, and the small tables each seat 5 people. Which of the following can be used to find t, the greatest number of small tables that can be filled when the large table is also filled?​

Answer 1

Sup

Explanation:

Sup

Answer 2

`15 + 5t = 140`

Explanation:

Given

`Total = 140`

`Large = 1`

`Small = t` --- unknown

Required

Equation that can be used to find t

1 large table can take 15 people and there is only one large table.

So, we have:

`L \to 15`

1 small table can take 5 people and there are t small tables.

So, we have:

`S \to 5t`

The room can accommodate 140 people.

So, we have:

`L + S = 140`

This gives:

`15 + 5t = 140`

The above expression can be used to determine the number of small tables