The seats at a local baseball stadium are arranged so that each row has five more seats than the row below it. If there are four seats in the first row, how many seats are in row 23?

119

114

115

110

Is the answer 114? The seats at a local baseball stadium are arranged so that each row has five more seats than the row below it. If there are four seats in the first row, how many seats are in row 23?

119

114

115

110

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Mathematics

Gael

25 December, 00:56

The seats at a local baseball stadium are arranged so that each row has five more seats than the row below it. If there are four seats in the first row, how many seats are in row 23?

119

114

115

110

Is the answer 114? The seats at a local baseball stadium are arranged so that each row has five more seats than the row below it. If there are four seats in the first row, how many seats are in row 23?

119

114

115

110

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Erik · Answer 1

In this problem you can use the equation 5x-1. You simply plug in for x, which in this case is 23, and solve. 5 (23) - 1 = 115 - 1

=114

Your answer is 114.