A carpenter makes custom chairs. He currently has 11 chairs in his showroom. If he can build 2 chairs each week, how many weeks will it take him to have a total of 23 chairs?

The correct answer is 6 weeks.

Step-by-step explanation:

The carpenter has currently 11 chairs in his show room.

He intend to have a total of 23 chairs.

Therefore the carpenter have to make 23 - 11 = 12 more chairs to meet his expectation of 23 chairs.

Rate at which he makes the chair = 2 chairs per week.

Number of weeks the carpenter would take to make 12 chairs = weeks = 6 weeks.

Thus the carpenter would take 6 more weeks to make 12 extra chairs and thus have a total of 23 chairs.

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