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17 October, 05:33

Liam is setting up folding chairs for a meeting. If he arranges the chairs in 8 rows of the same length, he has 9 chairs left over. If he arranges the chairs in 6 rows of that same length, he has 21 left over. How many chairs does Liam have?

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  1. 17 October, 08:27
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    8x + 9 = 6x + 21 where x = number of chairs in each row

    2x=12

    x=6

    sub back into original equation 8 x 6 + 9 = 57 chairs
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