document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077485>Question 1077485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A furniture shop refinishes tables. Employees use two methods to refinish tables. Method I takes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hours and the material costs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Method II takes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.0 hours, and the material costs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$7<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next week, they plan to spend<BR>\n" );
document.write( "99 hours in labor and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$564 in material for refinishing tables. How many tables should they plan to refinish with each method? (Round to two decimal places if necessary </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692299 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=692299\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two methods be x and y. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x+2y=99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+7y=564<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+36y=1782<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+7y=564<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29y=1218<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They should refinish 30 tables using the first method, and 42 tables using the second. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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