SOLUTION: Here is a question from Algebra 1 "One city contains 22,000 elevators. If 2,000 more are for freight than for passengers, how many freight elevators are there?"
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Question 280096: Here is a question from Algebra 1 "One city contains 22,000 elevators. If 2,000 more are for freight than for passengers, how many freight elevators are there?"
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two ways to solve this
22000-2000=20000
20000/2=10000
10000+2000=12000 freight elevators
p+f=22000
f=p+2000
p+p+2000=22000
2p=20000
p=10000
f=12000
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