Hi,

Re reply: the **** is celebrating the Set Up :)

The two most common place names in Canada are Mount Pleasant and Centreville.

The total number of places with these names is 31.

Let  represent number called centreville,  called Mount Pleasant

Question States:

The number of places called Centreville 

is one less than the number of places called Mount Pleasant

 x = (31-x) -1 ****

 x = 31 - x - 1

 2x = 30

  x = 15,number called centreville. 16 called Mount Pleasant 

CHECKING our answer***

 15 = 16 - 1



 

RELATED QUESTIONS

There are 25 students names in a hat. You choose 5 names. Three are boys names and two... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

There are 17 common first names, 130 common middle names, and 193 common last names.  How  (answered by stanbon)

Simon Rose surveyed feature films released from 1983 through 1993, listing the most... (answered by solver91311)

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the two most popular female names in the United... (answered by stanbon)

Simon Rose surveyed feature films released from 1983 through 1993, listing the most... (answered by solver91311)

In a primary school class there are 13 boys and 14 girls.
In order to choose two class... (answered by sudhanshu_kmr)

Vickie is expecting a baby.  She must pick two given names (in order) for her child from... (answered by lynnlo)

3 names will be picked from a jar to be on a team. There are a total of 9 names in the... (answered by KMST)

If there are 8 women and 4 men in a room and they put their names in a hat and then 3... (answered by ikleyn)