Let x= number rows
Then x + 5 = number of seats per row
x(x+5) = 126
X^2 + 5x = 126
x^2 + 5x -126 = 0; now factor or use quadratic:
(x+14)(x-9) = 0; so the answers are either -14, or 9, and since -14 is not possible in this case because you can't have a negative number of rows, the answer is 9 rows.
Check work: number of rows = 9, number of seats per row = 9+ 5= 14, and 9 x 14 = 126
The distributive property is being displayed here. The distributive property shows if you have a problem like 3(a+c), it can be converted into 3a+3c. It shows itself in this because it is distributing -2 to both a and b.
Answer: The distributive property is being shown here.
Hope I helped!
Answer:
a = 19
Step-by-step explanation:
-2(a + 3) = -4a + 32
-2a - 6 = -4a +32
<u> +2a +2a </u>
-6 = -2a + 32
<u>-32 -32</u>
-38 = -2a
divide by -2
<u><em>a = 19</em></u>
