SOLUTION: Tom will set up chairs for the school talent show. He will set up 15% more chairs than the number of tickets sold and 5 for the judges of the talent show. If there were 80 tickets

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Question 1006442: Tom will set up chairs for the school talent show. He will set up 15% more chairs than the number of tickets sold and 5 for the judges of the talent show. If there were 80 tickets sold, how many chairs will Tom set up?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+80+%2B+.15%2A80+=+80+%2B+12+
+80+%2B+12+=+92+
+92+%2B+5+=+97+
Tom will set up 97 chairs