SOLUTION: Stella is playing musical chairs at a party. The chairs are arranged in a circle. She moves and sits 4 chairs to her right, 5 chairs to the left, 6 chairs to her left, 4 chairs to

Question 1101358: Stella is playing musical chairs at a party. The chairs are arranged in a circle. She moves and sits 4 chairs to her right, 5 chairs to the left, 6 chairs to her left, 4 chairs to the right, and 12 chairs to the left. She is now sitting in a chair that is 3 chairs to the right of the original chair. How many chairs are there in the circle?
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Stella is playing musical chairs at a party. The chairs are arranged in a circle.
She moves and sits 4 chairs to her right
5 chairs to the left , 6 chairs to her left, 4 chairs to the right, and 12 chairs to the left. She is now sitting in a chair that is 3 chairs to the right of the original chair.
right moves:: 4+4 = 8
left moves:: 5 + 6 + 12 = 23
Total moves:: 15 to the left
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Ans:: 15 + 3 + her chair = 19 total chairs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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