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