
Mark M. answered 07/11/21
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
x represents the small chair
y represents the large chair
20x + 50y = 1800 convert hours to minute
60x + 30y = 3960
Can you solve the system and answer?
Shakiyla J.
asked 07/11/21A furniture company makes large and small chairs. A small chair takes 20 minutes of machine time and 60 minutes of labor to build. A large chair takes 50 minutes of machine time and 90 minutes of labor to build. The company has 66 hours of labor time and 30 hours of machine time available each day. How Many of each type of chair is built in a day?
Mark M. answered 07/11/21
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
x represents the small chair
y represents the large chair
20x + 50y = 1800 convert hours to minute
60x + 30y = 3960
Can you solve the system and answer?
Bradford T. answered 07/11/21
Retired Engineer / Upper level math instructor
Let x = number of small chairs and y = number of large chairs
20x+50y= 30•60
60x+90y=66•60
x = (1800-50y)/20 = 90-5y/2
60(90-5y/2)+90y = 3960
5400-150y+90y= 3960
-60y=-1440
y=24
x=90-5(24)/2=30
30 small chairs
24 large chairs
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