document.write( "Question 554997: Alices restaurant has a total of 205 seats. Th enumber of seats in the non-smoking section is 73 more than twice the number of seats in the smoking section. How many seats are in each section? \n" ); document.write( "
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Alices restaurant has a total of 205 seats. Th enumber of seats in the non-smoking section is 73 more than twice the number of seats in the smoking section. How many seats are in each section?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Number of seats in Smoking Section = x
\n" ); document.write( "Th number of seats in the non-smoking section is 73 more than twice the number of seats in the smoking section = 2x+73
\n" ); document.write( "Total seats = 205\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+(2x+73)=205
\n" ); document.write( "x+2x+73=205
\n" ); document.write( "3x+73=205
\n" ); document.write( "3x=205-73
\n" ); document.write( "3x=132
\n" ); document.write( "3x/3=32/3
\n" ); document.write( "x=44\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Number of seats in Smoking Section = x = 44
\n" ); document.write( "Number of seats in the non-smoking section = 2x+73 = 2(44)+73 = 88+73 = 161\r
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