There are 266 students watching a play in the auditorium. there 10 rows with 20 students in each row and 5 rows with 8 students in each row. how many students r sitting in each of the two remainingrows if each of those row has an equal number of students?

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Branden Love

12 August, 17:56

There are 266 students watching a play in the auditorium. there 10 rows with 20 students in each row and 5 rows with 8 students in each row. how many students r sitting in each of the two remainingrows if each of those row has an equal number of students?

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Dean Rivers · Answer 1

10 x 20 = 200

5 x 8 = 40

266 - (200 + 40) = 26

26 : 2 = 13students

Roselyn Simon · Answer 2

Let x = number of students in each of the remaining rows

266 = (10 x 20) + (5 x 8) + 2x

266 - (10 x 20) - (5 x 8) = 2x

266 - 200 - 40 = 2x

26 = 2x

x = 26/2

x = 13