document.write( "Question 170401: 2. As you are leaving the community, you notice another new community just down the street. Because you are in the area, you decide to inquire about it. \r
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lets call the number of floor plan 1, x and the number of floor plan 2, y.
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y=38............eq 1
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Solved by pluggable solver: Linear System solver (using determinant)
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