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20 April, 18:40

A carpenter is making tables (x) and chairs (y). Each table takes 5 hours to make and is sold for $100 and each chair takes 3 hours to make and is sold for $30. His goal each week is to make more than $500 from selling his tables and chairs and work no more than 40 hours. Which combination of tables and chairs would maximize his profit?

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a / 8 tables and 0 chairs

b / 2 tables and 10 chairs

c / 4 tables and 3 chairs

d / 5 tables and 0 chairs

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  1. 20 April, 18:44
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    X = tables and y = chairs

    5x + 3y < = 40

    100x + 30y > 500

    well ... 8 tables and 0 chairs ... he will be at 40 hrs and make $ 800 ... so I believe ur answer is A
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