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put this solution on YOUR website!tom's family is planning a 7-day trip to texas. they want to spend time in both san antonio and dallas.
they estimate that it will cost $275 per day in san antonio and $400 per day in dallas.
Their budget for the 7 days is $2300. How many days should they spend in each city?
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you want to write an equation with one unknown here
Let s = days in S.A.
then
(7-s) = days in Dallas
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275s + 400(7-s) = 2300
:
275s + 2800 - 400s = 2300
275s - 400s = 2300 - 2800
-125s = -500
s =
s = 4 days in S.A. and obviously, Dallas 3 days
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You can check solution by finding the total for each city.
