Question

256 chairs in the cafeteria. this is 8 times as many chairs in the library. total chairs in the library

Answer 1

32

Explanation:

in the word problem “256 chairs in the cafeteria. this is 8 times the chairs in the library.” Which means 8 times the number of chairs in the library equals the number of chairs in the cafeteria.

L = library

8 x L = 256

to find L divided 256 by 8

256/8 = 32

L = 32

Check the answer

8 x 32 = 256