document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025494>Question 1025494</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A furniture shop refinishes tables.  Employees use one of two methods to refinish each table.  Method I takes 1.5 hours and the material costs $9.  Method II takes 2.5 hours, and the material costs $5.  Next week, they plan to spend 231 hours in labor and $1026 in material for refinishing tables.  How many tables should they plan to refinish with each method? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #641246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=641246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let X be the number of method I tables, Y method II tables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.5X%2B2.5Y=231 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.5X%2B2.5Y=231\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><--- Hours spent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9X%2B5Y=1026 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9X%2B5Y=1026\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <--- Cost<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply eq. 1 by 2 and subtract from eq. 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9X%2B5Y-3X-5Y=1026-462 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9X%2B5Y-3X-5Y=1026-462\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6X=564 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6X=564\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=94 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=94\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So then,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2894%29%2B5Y=1026 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2894%29%2B5Y=1026\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=846%2B5Y=1026 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"846%2B5Y=1026\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5Y=180 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5Y=180\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Y=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Y=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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