Question

Mr. Torres took his students to the dolphin show. Each row in the stadium had 9 seats. One adult sat at each end of a row, and each group of 3 students was seated between 2 adults. Mr. Torres sat by himself. How many adults were there? gr4ch02l09pg08451 There were adults including Mr. Torres.

Answer 1

There were 4 adults; including Mr. Torres

Explanation:

- Each row in the stadium had 9 seats

- Mr. Torres sat by himself; he sat on a row with nobody else (no students, no adults)

- The arrangement of the students and the adults who sat with them on same row is: A S S S A S S S A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

since 1 adult sat at each end of a/the row and each group of 3 students was seated between 2 adults.

So the total number of adults that were present = 3 + 1 = 4