The 20 students in the ticket committee had to find out how many seats t here were in the school auditorium. There were 25 rows of seats, with 40 seats in each row. To find out how many seats there were in the auditorium, you should find the answer to
1. 40 x 25
2. 20 x (40 + 25)
3. 20 x 40 x 25
4. 40 + 25
Since there are 40 seats in each row, the seats will from a 25 by 40 rectangle so to find the total number of chairs get the area or multiply the two values, making the answer is A.
