Step-by-step explanation:

Given:
The number of seats in the first row is <em>a</em>₁ = 12.
The series of the increasing number of seats is 12, 14, 16......
The objective is to find the total number of seats in the first 12 rows.
Explanation:
The difference between the number of seats in each row can be calculated by the difference between the successive terms of the series.

The number of rows to be calculated is <em>n</em> = 12.
To find the number of seats:
The number of seats presents in the first 12 rows can be calculated as,

On plugging the obtained values in the above equation,

Hence, the total number of seats in the first 12 rows is 276.
Add 16.937 and 7.5. It's basically doing the problem backwards.
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The formula we'll use for this is the simple interest formula, or:
Where:
<span><span>P is the principal amount, $4000.00.
</span><span>r is the interest rate, 12% per year, or in decimal form, 12/100=0.12.
</span><span>t is the time involved, 3....year(s) time periods.
</span><span>So, t is 3....year time periods.
</span></span>
To find the simple interest, we multiply 4000 × 0.12 × 3 to get that:
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The interest is: $1440.00</span>