document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=963330>Question 963330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I setup this problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All 147 students in the Math Club went on a field trip. some students rode in vans which hold 9 students each and some students rode in buses which hold 15 students each. How many of each vehicle did they use if there were 13 vehicles total? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "V=number of vans; B=number of buses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V+B=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=13-B Use this to substitute for V.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9V+15B=147 Substitute for V from above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(13-B)+15B=147<BR>\n" );
document.write( "117-9B+15B=147 Subtract 117 from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6B=30 Divide each side by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=5 ANSWER 1: There were 5 buses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=13-B=13-5=8 ANSWER 2: There were 8 vans.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9V+15B=147<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9(8)+15(5)=147<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72+75=147<BR>\n" );
document.write( "147=147 </SPAN>\n" );
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