SOLUTION: URGENT! =) There are two sizes of tables in a restaurant. One size seats exactly five people and the other size exactly eight people. If 79 People are to be seated at less than

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There are two sizes of tables in a restaurant. One size seats exactly five people and the other size exactly eight people. If 79 People are to be seated at less than one dozen tables and there will be no empty places, how many tables of each size will there be required?
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x, tables for 5
y, tables for 8





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URGENT! =)
There are two sizes of tables in a restaurant. One size seats exactly five people and the other size exactly eight people. If 79 People are to be seated at less than one dozen tables and there will be no empty places, how many tables of each size will there be required?
Thanks if you choose to answer this!
 tables that seat 8 people each, and

 tables that seat 5 people, each 

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