Echo Elementary Puzzle:

How many students are there at Echo Elementary?

Put all six of these clues together to find the answer to the puzzle. You may want to work with a friend. Drawing a diagram or making a chart might help you solve the puzzle.

Clue 1:  Every classroom in Echo Elementary has eight tables for students.

Clue 2:  Every table in a classroom has four chairs for students.

Clue 3: Echo Elementary is a small school. There are only six classrooms in the whole school.

Clue 4: When every student is sitting in a chair, there are still 24 empty chairs in the school.

Clue 5: In each classroom, one of the student tables is extra.

Clue 6: There are fewer than 175 students in Echo Elementary School.

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