Victoria, an artisan who produces handcrafted furniture, has to carve six ornate chairs to go around a table. It takes her 10 hours to complete the first chair. She estimates that her learning rate is 80 percent. Given this information, Victoria should be able to make the second chair in _____.

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The learning rate of 80% implies that each subsequent chair takes 80% of the time it took to make the previous one. Therefore, the second chair would take 80% of 10 hours, which is 8 hours.

Victoria, an Artisan Who Produces Handcrafted Furniture, Has to Carve