There are 266 students watching a play in the auditorium. There are 10 rows with 20 students in each row and 5 rows with 8 students in each row. How many students are sitting in each of the 2 remaining rows if each of those rows has an equal number of students?
266 - 10*20 - 5*8 = ___
now just divide that number by 2 to apportion them equally in the last two rows.
To find out how many students are sitting in each of the 2 remaining rows, we need to subtract the total number of students already accounted for.
In the 10 rows with 20 students in each row, there are a total of 10 x 20 = 200 students.
In the 5 rows with 8 students in each row, there are a total of 5 x 8 = 40 students.
So, the total number of students accounted for is 200 + 40 = 240 students.
To find out how many students are sitting in each of the 2 remaining rows, we subtract this total from the total number of students watching the play, which is 266.
Therefore, 266 - 240 = 26 students are sitting in each of the 2 remaining rows.
To find out how many students are sitting in each of the 2 remaining rows, we need to subtract the total number of students sitting in the auditorium from the sum of the students in the 10 rows and the 5 rows.
First, let's find the number of students in the 10 rows with 20 students each row. We multiply the number of rows (10) by the number of students in each row (20). So, 10 rows * 20 students per row = 200 students.
Next, let's find the number of students in the 5 rows with 8 students each row. We multiply the number of rows (5) by the number of students in each row (8). So, 5 rows * 8 students per row = 40 students.
Now, let's calculate the sum of the students in the 10 rows and the 5 rows. We add the number of students in the 10 rows (200) to the number of students in the 5 rows (40). So, 200 students + 40 students = 240 students.
Finally, to find the remaining number of students, we subtract the total number of students in the auditorium (266) from the sum of students in the 10 rows and the 5 rows. So, 266 students - 240 students = 26 students.
Since there are 2 remaining rows with an equal number of students, we divide the remaining number of students (26) by 2. So, 26 students รท 2 = 13 students.
Therefore, there are 13 students sitting in each of the 2 remaining rows.