document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=158272>Question 158272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I can not set up the two linear equations for the following word problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THERE ARE TWO FLOOR PLANS FOR NEW HOMES. Floor plan #1 and Floor plan #2 and there are 56 houses avalible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are three times as many floor plan #2 as there are floor plan #1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+Y =56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3y=56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But mathmatically it is not comming out right. I also know the answer is 14 #1 floor plans and 42 #2 floor plans but I am having a problem setting up the equations. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #116643 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=116643\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X+Y=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=3Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3Y+Y=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4Y=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=56/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=14 FOR #1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56-14=42 FOR #2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:4*3=42  </SPAN>\n" );
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