document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=925911>Question 925911</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> part 1) 	In planning for the concession stand, the national supplier of food sent you the following equations, where x represents the number of people in the park, d represents the number of drinks needed, p represents the number of bags of popcorn needed, and h represents the number of hotdogs needed.  Solve each equation in terms of the food item (p, d, and h).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  3p - x = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  3d - 2x + 3 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.  2x = 5h - 35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "part 2) Now that you have solved each equation for the food item, in terms of the people, explain what these equations mean.  You might give a context in terms of the amusement park situation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #561862 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=561862\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The wording is a little bit complicated, but the directions say solve each of the three equations for x.  The variables, p, d, h, are taken as constants.  There may be a narrow relationship between p, d, and h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3p-84, x=(1/2)(3d+3)=(3/2)(d+1), x=(5h-35)/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how the equations would be used.  More likely, the quantity x could be used to estimate the amounts of p, d, and h expected. </SPAN>\n" );
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