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.
This is a fair assumption, but not true in every instance. Since home runs do not indicate how many runs score, which are the decider in a win or a loss, they are less accurate at predicting.
