Question

Alan is organising a business dinner for 46 people at the local hotel. Two kinds of table are

available: round tables can seat 6 people and square tables can seat 8 people. He wants to seat
all of the people so that there are no empty spaces at any table. He works out that there are two
different combinations of round and square tables that will do this.
How much would Alan have to pay to seat 44 people?

Answer 1

6 round tables, 1 square.

Answer 2

6round tables and one square table