document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907331>Question 907331</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company has 5 large buses and 6 smaller ones. A large bus holds 11 more people than the smaller one. If the capacity of all the buses is 495, how many people does each size bus hold ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550244 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=550244\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x represent the capacity of the smaller bus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 5(x+11) = 495<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distribute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 5x + 55 = 495<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x + 55 = 495<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 55 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11x = 440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide each side by 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smaller buses hold 40; therefore the larger ones hold 40+11, or 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 smaller buses with 40 people = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 larger buses with 51 people = 255<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240 + 255 = 495 </SPAN>\n" );
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