In an auditorium the number of seats in successive rows is in arithmetic progression

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Arithmetic Progressions · Arithmetic Progressions

Problem

In an auditorium the number of seats in successive rows is in arithmetic progression. The 4th row has 28 seats while the 15th row has 61 seats. (a) Determine the number of seats in the first row and the common difference. (b) How many seats will there be in the 25th row? (c) Find the total number of seats in the first 25 rows.

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