Liam is setting up folding chairs for a meeting. If he arranges the chairs in 5 rows of the same length, he has 9 chairs left over. If he arranges the chairs in 3 rows of that same length, he has 13 left over. How many

chairs does Liam have?

Liam has

chairs.

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9 February, 19:44

Liam is setting up folding chairs for a meeting. If he arranges the chairs in 5 rows of the same length, he has 9 chairs left over. If he arranges the chairs in 3 rows of that same length, he has 13 left over. How many

chairs does Liam have?

Liam has

chairs.

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Sydney Yoder · Answer 1

19

Step-by-step explanation:

If the rows are the same length, the difference in the rows is 2 and the difference in the chairs is 4

4/2 is 2

each row is 2 chairs

5*2+9 = 19

to check if you do it with the other example

3*2+13=19

Liam is setting up folding chairs for a meeting. If he arranges the chairs in 5 rows of the same length, he has 9 chairs left over. If he arranges the chairs in 3 rows of that same length, he has 13 left over. How manychairs does Liam have?Liam haschairs.

Liam is setting up folding chairs for a meeting. If he arranges the chairs in 5 rows of the same length, he has 9 chairs left over. If he arranges the chairs in 3 rows of that same length, he has 13 left over. How many

chairs does Liam have?

Liam has

chairs.