Josie makes wooden legs for stools and tables. Each stool uses 3 legs while each table uses 4 legs. Josie has made 68 legs. How many stools and tables can he make if he makes at least 1 of each kind? Give two possible combinations.
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68÷ 4 = 17 tables
Therefore one possible combination is 4 stools and 14 tables.
For the other combinations on the number of stools (s) and the number of tables (t), the number of stools should be multiples of 4 in order to use all the legs.
Answer: (s, t) = (4, 14), (8, 11), (12, 8), (16, 5), (20, 2)
Therefore one possible combination is 4 stools and 14 tables.
For the other combinations on the number of stools (s) and the number of tables (t), the number of stools should be multiples of 4 in order to use all the legs.
Answer: (s, t) = (4, 14), (8, 11), (12, 8), (16, 5), (20, 2)