document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207951>Question 207951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are in the market for a new home. You're looking at a housing community. As you leave the housing community, you notice another new community just down the road. Because you're in the area, you decide to inquire about it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) The sales rep. here tells you they have two floor plans available, but only have 38 homes available. Write an equation that illustrates the situation.  Use x and y to denote floor plan #1 and floor plan #2, respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.) The representative tells you that floor plan # 1 sells for $175,000 and floor plan # 2 sells for $200,000. He also mentions that all the available homes combined are worth $7,200,000. Write an equation that illustrates this situation. Use the same variables you used in part a).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.) Use elimination to determine how many houses with each floor plan are available. Explain how you arrived at your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #157293 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=157293\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=38  x=38-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175000x+200000y=7200000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175000(38-y)+200000y+7200000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6650000-175000y+200000y=7200000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25000y=55000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22*200000=4400000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*175000=2800000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total 7200000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 </SPAN>\n" );
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