document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356069>Question 356069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> West Highschool has 250 fewer students than twice the amount of East Highschool.  Together they have 2858 students, how many students does each school have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254153 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254153\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let w = #students in West, e = # students in East.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then from the given,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 2e -250.  Also, w +e = 2858.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from the 2nd equation, w = 2858 - e.  Substituting into the 1st equation, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2858 -e = 2e - 250.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3108 = 2e +e, after transposition.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3108 = 3e,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1036 = e, and w = 2858-1036 = 1822. </SPAN>\n" );
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