Question

Suppose that factory a produces 12 tables and 6 chairs an hour while factory b produces 8 tables and 4 chairs and hour. how many hours should each factory work to produce 48 tables and 24 chairs? how many different solutions are there to this problem?

Answer 1

A. 48 / 12 = 4   24 / 6=4    Factory A should work 4 hours.
B. 48 / 8 = 6   24 / 4 = 6   Factory B should work 6 hours.

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