A manufacturer has two different factories that produce three grades of steel: structural steel, rail steel, and pipe steel. They must produce 32 tons of structural, 26 tons of rail, and 30 tons of pipe steel to fill an order. The table shows the number of employees at each factory and the amounts of steel they produce hourly. How many hours should each factory operate to fill the orders at the minimum labor (in employee-hours)? What is the minimum labor?

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Factory X Factory Y Employees 120 80 Structural steel| 2 5 Rail steel 2 Pipe steel 3 3.