document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363173>Question 363173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a new cruise ship line has just launched 3 new ships. The caribbean has 37 more delux staterooms than the Pacifice. the maditerranean has 40 fewer deluxe stateroom than four times the number of deluxe staterooms on the pacific. Find the number of deluxe stateroom for each of the ships if the total number of deluxe staterooms for the three ships is 729 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258925 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amoresroy><B>amoresroy(361)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amoresroy><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=amoresroy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258925\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let C = the no. of delux staterooms in Caribbean<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    P = the no. of delux staterooms in Pacific<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    M = the no. of delux staterooms in Mediterranean\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First Equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( " C = P + 37\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second Equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( " M = 4P - 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Third Equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( " C+P+M = 729\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Expressing the Third Equation in terms of P<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(P+37) + P + (4P - 40) = 729<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   6P  = 729 + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    P = 122<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    C = 122 + 37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      = 159<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    M = 4(122) - 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      = 448 </SPAN>\n" );
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