Question

In a large restaurant, there are 9 times as many chairs as tables. The restaurant is famous for its very spicy chili. If the restaurant has 360 chairs, how many tables are in the restaurant?

Answer 1

There are 40 tables.

Explanation:

Since we know that there are 9 times as many chairs, then there are tables, all we have to do is divide the number of chairs by 9, and we get the answer 40.