Question

A banquet room has been set up with 10 tables that each have 8 seats. If 78 people show up for the banquet, how many empty seats will there be?

Answer 1

There would be 2 empty seats.

Explanation:

If we multiply 10x8 we would get 80. If 78 people show up, we would subtract 78 from 80 and our answer would be two.