Tom and Jerry Have One Day to Work, but Two

question 119

Multiple Choice

Tom and Jerry have one day to work, but two tasks to focus on: building chairs and tables. If Tom spends all day building chairs, he will make 16 chairs. If he instead devotes his day to building tables, Tom will make 4 tables. If Jerry spends his day building chairs, he will make 14 chairs; if he spends the day building tables, he will make 7 tables. In one day, Jerry can produce:

• A) 14 chairs and 7 tables.
• B) 12 chairs and 6 tables.
• C) 10 chairs and 5 tables.
• D) 6 chairs and 4 tables.

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