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20 August, 19:31

A rectangular auditorium seats 1540 people. The number of seats in each row exceeds the number of rows by 9. Find the number of seats in each row.

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  1. 20 August, 19:39
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    Answer: 35 rows

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let "x" represent the number of rows, then there are "x + 9" number of seats in each row.

    x (x + 9) = 1540

    x² + 9x = 1540

    x² + 9x - 1540 = 0

    (x - 35) (x + 44) = 0

    (x - 35) = 0 (x + 44) = 0

    x = 35 x = - 44
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