Question

There are 36 tables and 7 booths in the family restaurant. Each table seats 4 people. If the restaurant can seat up to 179 people, what is the capacity of each booth?

4 people

5 people

6 people

7 people

Answer 1

5 people.

Explanation:

First we need to find how many people 36 tables seats. In order to do this, we need to multiply 36 (tables) by 4 (people sitting) to get 144. Now just subtract 144 from 179 to see how many people are left, here we get 35. Since there are 7 booths, we divide 35 by 7 to get 5. Each booth holds 5 people.

(179-36x4)/7=5