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Area planner. Chairs per row at 13 chairs. Chairs laid out 77.28 chairs, Chairs available 42 chairs. Currently chairs laid out is over by 35.28 chairs.TUNINGCHAIRS LAID OUTHEIGHT13 CHAIRS · 77.28 chairs
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Chairs laid out

77.28chairs

Chairs available

42chairs

13 chairs

Area planner. Chairs per row at 13 chairs. Chairs laid out 77.28 chairs, Chairs available 42 chairs. Currently chairs laid out is over by 35.28 chairs.

What has to balance6×x=426 \times x = 42

What is happening

You arrive at a village hall laying out chairs for a prize evening.

Forty-two chairs must go out in six equal rows. The caretaker has tried it twice by eye and the back row keeps ending up ragged.