document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26194>Question 26194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemistery lab can be used by 38 students at one time. The lab has 16 work-stations, some set up for 2 students each and the others set up for 3 students each. How many work-stations accommodate 2 students? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14072 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=14072\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let number of 2-person stations be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then number of 3-person stations is \"16-x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Persons accommodated at the 2-person stations is 2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Persons accommodated at the 3-person stations is 3(16-x)=48-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "#of persons at 2-person + #of persons at 3-persons = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        2x + 48-3x=38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               -x=-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                x=10 (# of 2-person work stations)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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