document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362412>Question 362412</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The senior class at high school A rented and filled 1 van and 6 buses with 372 students. High school B rented and filled 4 vans and 12 buses with 780 students.  Each van and each bus carried the same number of students.  How many students can a van carry?  How many students can a bus carry? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258273 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=258273\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let van carry x students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bus carry y students<BR>\n" );
document.write( "School A = x+6y=372...............1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "School B = 4x+12y=780.............2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply equation 1 by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x-12y=-744<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add this equation to 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 18 capacity of  van<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of x in equation 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18+6y=372<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y=372-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y=354<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=59 capacity of bus <BR>\n" );
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