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A restaurant has 26 tables in its dining room. It takes the waitstaff 10 minutes to clear and set 4 tables. At this rate, how long will it take the waitstaff to clear and set all the tables in the dining room? Explain or show your reasoning.
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We know that it takes 10 minutes to clear and set 4 tables. So, we divide 10 by 4 to find the time it takes for one table. This gives us: \[ \frac{10}{4} = 2.5 \] So, it takes 2.5 minutes to clear and set one table. Show more…
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