Question

You invited 56 people to your birthday party. You need to rent round and rectangular tables. You are going to have to rent 5 total tables. Each round table can seat 8 people and each rectangular table can seat 12 people. How many round tables and rectangular tables do you need to rent?

Answer 1

u have to rent 5 so multiply 12 by 4 then add 1 round table so it then equals 56

Answer 2

4 rectangular tables and 1 round table

Step-by-step explanation:

56 people

round table= 8 people

rectangle table = 12

rectangle - 12 x 4 = 48

round - 8 x 1 =8

48+8=56

Therefore, you'll need 4 rectangle tables and 1 round table. :)