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3. A factory makes tennis rackets and cricket bats. A tennis racket takes 1.5 hours of machine time and 3 hours of craftman’s time in its making while a cricket bat takes 3 hour of machine time and 1 hour of craftman’s time. In a day, the factory has the availability of not more than 42 hours of machine time and 24 hours of craftsman’s time.

 (i)   What number of rackets and bats must be made if the factory is to work at full capacity? 

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Let number of rackets be x and number of bats be y.

the  machine time availability is not more than 42 hours.

i.e.          1.5x+3y\leq 42

 craftsman’s time availability is 24 hours

i.e.        3x+y\leq 24

 The factory has to work at full capacity.

Hence, 1.5x+3y= 42...............1

                  3x+y= 24...............2

Solving equation 1 and 2, we have 

                   x=4\, \, and\, \, \, y=12

Thus, 4 rackets and 12 bats are to be made .

 

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