To find the maximum number of chairs the carpenter can paint within the time constraint, we can set up an equation:
30.5 + 12.5x ≤ 120
Subtracting 30.5 from both sides, we get:
12.5x ≤ 89.5
Dividing both sides by 12.5, we find:
x ≤ 89.5 / 12.5
x ≤ 7.16
Since the carpenter cannot paint a fraction of a chair, the maximum number of chairs he can paint is 7.
A carpenter has less than 120 minutes to spend painting furniture each day. Today, he has spent 30.5 minutes painting a desk. Now he will paint x chairs, each of which takes 12.5 minutes.
What is the maximum number of chairs the carpenter can paint?
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7 chairs
7 chairs
8 chairs
8 chairs
12 chairs
12 chairs
13 chairs
13 chairs
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