SOLUTION: A furniture shop refinishes tables. Employees use two methods to refinish tables. Method I takes 1.5 hours and the material costs $6. Method II takes 2.0 hours, and the material c

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Question 1133715: A furniture shop refinishes tables. Employees use two methods to refinish tables. Method I takes 1.5 hours and the material costs $6. Method II takes 2.0 hours, and the material costs $5. Next week, they plan to spend 256 hours in labor and $784 in material for refinishing tables. How many tables should they plan to refinish with each method? (Round to two decimal places if necessary.)

-------The number of tables refinished using Method I
-------- The number of tables refinished using Method II
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x tables with Method I.
y tables with Method II.

ACCOUNT FOR HOURS
1.5x%2B2y=256

ACCOUNT FOR COST
6x%2B5y=784


You should be able to figure the rest.