At the theater, one section of the seats has 8 rows with 12 seats in each row. In the center of each of the first 3 rows are 4 broken seats that cannot be used. How many seats can be used in the section?
8 rows and 12 seats in each row where that is 96 seats in the 8 rows. 3 x 4 = 12 broken seats total seats = 96 broken seats = 12 96 - 12 = 84 functioning seats.