The school has a sum of money to buy tables and chairs If you only buy a table, you can buy 40; if you only buy a chair, you can buy 60; if you want to buy a complete set (one table and one chair), you can buy () sets for this money, assuming that the money is available

The school has a sum of money to buy tables and chairs If you only buy a table, you can buy 40; if you only buy a chair, you can buy 60; if you want to buy a complete set (one table and one chair), you can buy () sets for this money, assuming that the money is available

One table, 1 / 40 of the total
1 chair, 1 / 60 of the total cost
A set of tables and chairs, the total amount of money: 1 / 40 + 1 / 60 = 1 / 24
Can buy: 1 / 24 = 24 sets