If a store adds 50 chairs to its current inventory, the total number of chairs will be the same as three-halves the current inventory of chairs. If the manager wants to increase the current inventory by 40%, what will the new inventory of chairs be?  Choose one
A) 40 B) 60 C) 100 D) 140 E) 160
Explanation:   Let’s say t = total current inventory of chairs. The first sentence states that 50 + t = (3/2)t. First solve for the current inventory:   50 + t = (3/2)t   50 = (3/2)t − t   50 = (1/2)t   100 = t   The manager wants to increase this by 40%.   40% of 100 is 40, so the new inventory will be 140.   Answer: (140).
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If a store adds 50 chairs to its current inventory, the total number of chairs will be the same as three-halves the current inventory of chairs. If the manager wants to increase the current inventory by 40%, what will the new inventory of chairs be?