document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=481317>Question 481317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a)	The sales representative here tells you they also have two floor plans available, but they only have 50 homes available. The representative tells you that floor plan #1 sells for $150,000 and floor plan #2 sells for $100,000. She also mentions that all the available houses combined are worth $7 million. Write a system of equations that illustrates this situation. Use x to represent floor plan #1 and y to represent floor plan #2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)	Use elimination method to determine how many houses with each floor plan are available. Explain how you arrived at your answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329598 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=329598\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total number of houses is 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=50..............1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The value of both plans = 7,000,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150,000x+100,000y=7,000,000...........2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plan I	x	Numbers						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan II	y	Numbers						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1	x	+	1	y	=	50	.............1	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150000	x	+	100000	y	=	7000000	.............2	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Eliminate y								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1)by 		-100000						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by		1						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-100000	x		-100000	y	=	-5000000		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "150000	x	+	100000	y	=	7000000		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add the two equations								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50000	x=	2000000		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/	50000							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x	=	40    			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of 			x	in (1)				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1	x	+	1	y	=	50		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40		+	1	y	=	50		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "			1	y	=	50		-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "			1	y	=	10		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "				y	=	10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan I	40    	Numbers						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plan II	10    	Numbers	<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca								\r<BR>\n" );
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