document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331149>Question 331149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a mountain resort that featured skiing in the winter was partially staffed by college students in the summer. One summer there were 3 times as many students employed as there were year-round employees. When September came, 40 of the students were back to school and 30 nonstudents were hired for the winter. if there were then twice as many non students as students, how many people staffed the resort in winter? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #237385 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=237385\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let employed be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "students be y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x..........................1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(y-40)=2(x+30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-40 =2x+60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-2x=60+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-2x=100......................2  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of y in equation 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2x=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 100 employed <BR>\n" );
document.write( "students = 300 </SPAN>\n" );
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