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[tex]7x+1=9x-15[/tex]To find the number of chairs in each row, solve the equation for x
[tex]\begin{gathered} 7x+1=9x-15 \\ 15+1=9x-7x \\ 16=2x \\ \frac{16}{2}=x \\ x=8 \end{gathered}[/tex]There are 8 chairs in each row.