At the theater, one section of seats has 8 rows with 12 Seats in each row. In the center of each of the first 3 rows are 4 broken seats that cannot be used. How many seats can be used in the section?

Beckett Henry

Beckett Henry

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2022-09-09

At the theater, one section of seats has 8 rows with 12 Seats in each row. In the center of each of the first 3 rows are 4 broken seats that cannot be used. How many seats can be used in the section?

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Skye Hamilton

Skye Hamilton

Beginner2022-09-10Added 14 answers

"8 rows with 12 seats in each row" means a total of 8 12 = 96 seats in the theater.
"in the center of the first 3 rows are 4 broken seats that cannot be used" means broken seats = 3 4 = 12 total
So we have 96−12=84 usable seats.

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