document.write( "Question 400034: a senior class is planning a trip to Chicago. a bus seats 51 people and a van seats 8. if there are 150 students going om the trip in a total of 8 vehicles how many buses and vans are taken on the trip? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "total of 8 vehicles 
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document.write( "Let x and (8-x) represent the number of buses and vans respectively 
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document.write( "Question states***
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document.write( " 51x + 8(8-x) = 150
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( " 43x + 64 = 150
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document.write( "    43x = 86
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document.write( "      x = 2, the number of buses.  6 vans  (8-2)
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 2*51 + 6*8 = 102 + 48 = 150 \n" );
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