In the restaurant there are 12 square tables. Only one person can sit on each side. What is the greatest number of people that c

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tino4ka555 [31]

3 years ago

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In the restaurant there are 12 square tables. Only one person can sit on each side. What is the greatest number of people that c

an be seated if the tables are pushed end to end into one large rectangle?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Alexus [3.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-19T20:54:15+03:00

The maximum number of people would be 48 if the tables weren't pushed together because 12x4=48. But because they are pushed together that eliminates 2 sides for the middle tables (10 of them) and it eliminates 1 side of the 2 end tables. So the final answer is 48-20-2 which is 26.

stellarik [79] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-19T23:02:05+03:00

stellarik [79]3 years ago

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The max people who can b seated is 48 because a square has 4 sides and there r 12 tables. 12x4= 48. Hope you have a great school year ❤️