Question

ureg placed 32 chairs in the auditorium. There are 8 chairs in each row. Which
equation could be used to represent this situation
A. 32 x 8
00
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B. 32 + 8
00
8 = 32
D.
00
x 8 = 32

Answer 1

The equation to represent this situation is 8x = 32

Solution:

Given that ureg placed 32 chairs in the auditorium

There are 8 chairs in each row

To find: equation used to represent this situation

From given information,

1 row = 8 chairs

So let us find an expression to determine the number of rows to place 32 chairs

Let "x" be the number of rows required to place 32 chairs

Since 1 row contains 8 chairs, expression to determine the number of rows to place 32 chairs is given as:

$8 \times \text{ number of row } = 32$

8x = 32

Thus the equation to represent this situation is 8x = 32