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Last week we needed 70 chairs for the meeting. This week we need 500% of that number. Find how many chairs we need .

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70 chairs

500 %

To obtain the 500% of 70 multiply both numbers, nut express the percentage in decimal form (divided by 100)

70 x (500/100) = 70 x 5 = 350 chairs

We need 350 chairs.

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