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Matrices & Systems · Medium problem
A furniture shop makes chairs and tables. Each chair uses board-feet of wood and pounds of metal fittings; each table uses board-feet of wood and pounds of metal fittings. This week the shop makes chairs and tables. Writing the per-unit needs as (rows: wood, metal; columns: chair, table) and the production numbers as , how many board-feet of wood does the shop need this week?