document.write( "Question 424082: The bus company owns three times as many mini-buses as regular buses. There are 60 more mini-buses than regular buses. How Many of each does the bus company own? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( " 60 more mini-buses than regular buses
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document.write( "Let x and (x+60)represent the number of regular and mini-buses respectively
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document.write( "  (x+60)= 3x
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "     60 = 2x
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document.write( "      x = 30, the number of regular buses.  there are 90 mini-buses
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document.write( "   90 = 3*30 \n" );
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