Question

a restaurant has 30 tables in its dining room. it takes a waiter 10 minutes to set 8 tables. at this rate, how long will it take the waiter to set all the tables in the dining room? what is the waiter doing? moving the tables around setting the tables with plates and forks

Explanation:

The question asks what the waiter is doing, and the main text states the waiter is "set[ting] tables" (with context of a restaurant dining room, which refers to preparing tables with items like plates and forks, not moving them).

Step1: Find time per table

$\text{Time per table} = \frac{10}{8} = 1.25 \text{ minutes}$

Step2: Calculate total time for 30 tables

$\text{Total time} = 30 \times 1.25 = 37.5 \text{ minutes}$

Answer:

Setting the tables with plates and forks

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