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A rectangular auditorium seats 1564 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 12. Find the number of seats in each row

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Answer:

# of rows: 34

# of seats in each row: 46

Explanation:

r - # of rows

s - # of seats in each row

r * s = 1564

s = r + 12

(34) * (46) = 1564

(46) = (34) + 12

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