document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286659>Question 286659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Max went to the fair with 5 friends.  Some paid $2 each to ride the bumper cars.  The rest paid $3 each to ride the roller coaster.  They spent $16 in all.  How many rode each ride? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #207898 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=207898\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the bumper car ride cost x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let roller coaster ride cost y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total money spent = 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Everybody has sat on a ride\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y =6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=6-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3y=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug the value of y in the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3(6-x)=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+18-3x=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x=16-18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=2  bumper car rides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "spo y =4 roller coaster rides\r<BR>\n" );
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