SOLUTION: A class of 195 students went on a field trip. They took 7 vehicles, some cars and some buses. Find the number of cars and the number of buses they took if each car holds 5 studen
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Question 421011: A class of 195 students went on a field trip. They took 7 vehicles, some cars and some buses. Find the number of cars and the number of buses they took if each car holds 5 students and each bus hold 45 students?
Answer by angelmidnight(6) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=cars
y=buses
x+y=7 vehicles
5x+45y= 195 students
-5x-5y=-35
+5x+45y=195
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40y=160
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40 40
y=4
x+4=7
x=3
They took 4 buses and 3 cars.
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