Tables needed calculator
Enter your guest count and seats per table. Get a clear answer.
16 tables
128 seats available · 5 unused seats
123 ÷ 8, rounded up = 16
Tables needed = guests ÷ seats per table, rounded up, plus spare tables. Check the room size and aisles with your venue.
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How many tables do you need for your guests?
Divide the guest count by the seats per table and round up. Add any spare tables separately. Tables needed = ceil(guests ÷ seats per table) + spare tables. This calculates seating capacity, not whether the tables fit your room.
123 guests ÷ 8 seats rounds up to 16 tables. That gives 128 seats, leaving five spare seats.
Why round up?
A partly filled table still counts as a table. Fifteen tables with eight seats hold only 120 guests.
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