The school auditorium has 4 rows of seats. There are 18 seats in each row. One-fourth of the seats were occupied by the administrators. One-third of the remaining seats were occupied by the parents and the rest were occupied by the students. How many students were there in the school auditorium?
How many seats are there in the school auditorium? ** There are 4 x 18 = <<4*18=72>>72 seats in the school auditorium.
How many seats were occupied by the administrators? ** 72 x1/4 = <<72*1/4=18>>18 seats were occupied by the administrators.
How many seats were not occupied by the administrators? ** There were 72 - 18 = <<72-18=54>>54 seats not occupied by the administrators.
How many seats were occupied by the parents? ** 54 x 1/3 = <<54*1/3=18>>18 seats were occupied by the parents.
How many seats were occupied by the students? ** So, 54 - 18 = <<54-18=36>>36 seats were occupied by the students.
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