Question

There are 88 seats in a theater. The seating in the theater is split into 4 identical sections. Each section has 14 red seats and some blue seats.

Write an equation to represent this situation. You may use a tape diagram or hanger diagram to help you.

Solve the equation to determine how many blue seats are in each section.

(Ik the answer/the solution to the problem, but I need an equation for it.)

Answer 1

Answer:

8 blue seats

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up an equation where x is the number of blue seats in each section:

(14 + x) represents the number of seats in each section, since there are 14 red seats and some blue seats. This needs to be multiplied by 4, since there are 4 sections.

Then, it has to be set equal to 88 because there are 88 total seats.

4(14 + x) = 88

Distribute and solve for x:

56 + 4x = 88

4x = 32

x = 8

So, there are 8 blue seats in each section.