Sir Lance has a lot of tables and chairs in his house. Each rectangular table seats eight people and each round table seats five people.
What is the smallest number of tables he will need to use to seat 35 guest and himself, without any of the seating around these tables remaining unoccupied?
Select one option, then click Submit.
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