SOLUTION: A small furniture company gets a contract to upholster as many couches as they can manage. Each couch requires 7 1/2 yards to the 2nd power of material, but they only have 400 yard

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Question 889528: A small furniture company gets a contract to upholster as many couches as they can manage. Each couch requires 7 1/2 yards to the 2nd power of material, but they only have 400 yards to the 2nd power in stock. How many couches should they plan to cover completely? Give units with your answer.
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A small furniture company gets a contract to upholster as many couches as they can manage. Each couch requires 7 1/2 yards to the 2nd power of material, but they only have 400 yards to the 2nd power in stock. How many couches should they plan to cover completely? Give units with your answer.
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400 sq yds / (15/2) sq yds = 800/15 = 53 1/3
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Ans: 53 couches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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