Katya needs 3 hours to knit a scarf and 7 hours to knit a hat. Andreas needs 9 hours to knit a scarf and 5 hours to knit a hat. It has been proposed that Katya send 1000 scarves to Andreas. How many hats must Katya receive in return so that Katya in not worse off if she accepts the proposal? Enter a number (and only a number, no units) rounded to two decimal places. If your answer is 1.275, enter 1.28. Note: Whether Andreas would ever make this offer is not relevant to specifying the offers Katya would accept.

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Katya needs 3 hours to knit a scarf and 7 hours to knit a hat. Andreas needs 9 hours to knit a scarf and 5 hours to knit a hat.
It has been proposed that Katya send 1000 scarves to Andreas. How many hats must Katya receive in return so that Katya in not worse off if she accepts the proposal?
Enter a number (and only a number, no units) rounded to two decimal places. If your answer is 1.275, enter 1.28.
Note: Whether Andreas would ever make this offer is not relevant to specifying the offers Katya would accept.
Transcribed Image Text:Katya needs 3 hours to knit a scarf and 7 hours to knit a hat. Andreas needs 9 hours to knit a scarf and 5 hours to knit a hat. It has been proposed that Katya send 1000 scarves to Andreas. How many hats must Katya receive in return so that Katya in not worse off if she accepts the proposal? Enter a number (and only a number, no units) rounded to two decimal places. If your answer is 1.275, enter 1.28. Note: Whether Andreas would ever make this offer is not relevant to specifying the offers Katya would accept.
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