SOLUTION: a large group of friends decide to go to a football match. they fill 6 taxis and four go on foot. on the way back they fill four taxis and sixteen of them walk home.
make up an
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Question 936691: a large group of friends decide to go to a football match. they fill 6 taxis and four go on foot. on the way back they fill four taxis and sixteen of them walk home.
make up an equation and solve it to find the number of people in each taxi
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number of people per taxi
y = total size of group
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6x + 4 = y
4x + 16 = y
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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6x - y = -4
4x - y = -16
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solution:
x = number of people per taxi = 6
y = total size of group = 40
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