A traveling circus brings along everything it needs for its shows in big trucks.

a. the circus audience sits in rows around the performing ring. there are 9 seats in each row. how many rows will need to be set up if 513 people are expected to attend the show? can the rows be divided into a number of equal sections? explain how you find your answer.

b. circus horses eat about 250 pounds of horse food per week. about how many pounds of food does a circus horse eat each day? explain. (hint: 1 week = 7 days)

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Brielle Short

17 February, 05:47

A traveling circus brings along everything it needs for its shows in big trucks.

a. the circus audience sits in rows around the performing ring. there are 9 seats in each row. how many rows will need to be set up if 513 people are expected to attend the show? can the rows be divided into a number of equal sections? explain how you find your answer.

b. circus horses eat about 250 pounds of horse food per week. about how many pounds of food does a circus horse eat each day? explain. (hint: 1 week = 7 days)

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Given are 9 seats in a row and 513 people are expected to attend to circus. so the number of rows are:

number of rows = 513 / 9 = 57 rows. yes number of rows can be divided into a number of equal sections because it is divisible by 3

b. the circus horse eats about 250 lb / 7 day equal to 35.71 lb per day of food