Problema Solution

Three movie theaters have a total of 193 seats. Theater 2 has two less than twice as many seats as theater 1. Theater 3 has eleven more seats than theater 1. How many seats are in theater 2?

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let theater 1 has x seats

threater 2 has 2x-2

theater 3 has x+11

total we know

 

x + 2x-2+x+11=193

4x=184

x=46

theater 2 has 46 X 2 - 2 = 90 seats