Stage Seating Rows and Chairs Worksheet gives learners a diagram, one worked example and five questions. The student sheet leaves space to show work. A second printable page gives the steps for each answer.
Start with the model
Keep the relationship fixed by multiplying or dividing both quantities by the same number.
One batch pairs 3 rows with 24 chairs. The diagram shows a base pair, a doubled pair and two missing entries.
Worked example
Double the base pair 3 to 24. The equivalent pair is 6 to 48.
Ask the learner to point to the information used in the example. When they move on to the exercises, have them record the quantity, unit or label that each step represents.
Practice questions
- How many chairs go with 9 rows?
- How many rows go with 96 chairs?
- How many chairs go with one row?
- Is 9 to 73 equivalent to 3 to 24? Explain.
- Combine batches of 6 and 9 rows. How many chairs are needed?
Separate answer key
- 9 is 3 times 3, so use 3 × 24 = 72 chairs.
- 96 ÷ 24 = 4 batches, so 4 × 3 = 12 rows.
- 24 ÷ 3 = 8 chairs per row.
- No. Multiplying 3 by 3 requires multiplying 24 by 3, which gives 72, not 73.
- Together there are 5 batches, so 48 + 72 = 120 chairs.
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