document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010497>Question 1010497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ilida went to Minewaska Sate Park one day this summer. All of the people at the park were either hiking or bike riding. There were 178 more hikers than bike riders. If there were a total of 676 people at the park, how many were hiking and how many were riding their bikes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #625953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=625953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call hikers and bikers, h and b.  Then we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h + b = 676  and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = b + 178<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging this into the first equation gives us<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + 178 + b = 676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b + 178 = 676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 498<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 249 bikers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 249 + 178 = 427 hikers </SPAN>\n" );
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