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A theatre has 928 seats in 16 rows. If each next row has 4 more seats, how many seats were in the first row?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 28

The correct answer is 28 seats, option C. Let the number of seats in the first row be a. The rows form an AP with n = 16, common difference d = 4, and total S_16 = 928. Apply S_n = n/2[2a + (n − 1)d]: 928 = 16/2[2a + 15 × 4] = 8(2a + 60). Dividing by 8 gives 116 = 2a + 60, so 2a = 56 and a = 28. Therefore the first row had 28 seats. Option A, 24, option B, 26, and option D, 30, would give totals different from 928. Check the result: the last row is 28 + 15 × 4 = 88 seats, and the average row size is (28 + 88)/2 = 58; 16 × 58 = 928. This confirms the answer and illustrates why the AP sum formula is suitable.

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Arithmetic ProgressionAp Word ProblemTheatre SeatingSum Of TermsWord Problems Based On ApsArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions ApMathematics

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