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Mr. Lee can paint 20 chairs in t hours. Find, in terms of t, the time taken by Mr. Lee to paint 7 chairs.

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Mr. Lee can paint 20 chairs in t hours

so,


20 chairs=t hours

now, we can find for 1 chair

so, we can divide both sides by 20


1 chair=(t)/(20) hours

now, we can multiply both sides by 7


7*1 chair=7*(t)/(20) hours


7chairs=(7t)/(20) hours....................Answer


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