SOLUTION: An airplane has a total of 210 seats. Find the number of each type of seat if the number of coach seats is 30 more than 5 times the number of first class seats

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Question 1136422: An airplane has a total of 210 seats. Find the number of each type of seat if the number of coach seats is 30 more than 5 times the number of first class seats
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first class=F
coach=C
C=5F+30
total is 210
F+5F=30=210
6F=180
F=30
C=180, which is 30 more than 5 times 30

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