document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051533>Question 1051533</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A new cruise ship line has just launched 3 new&#8203; ships: the Pacific&#8203; Paradise, the Caribbean&#8203; Paradise, and the Mediterranean Paradise.  The Caribbean Paradise has 27 more deluxe staterooms than the Pacific Paradise.  The Mediterranean Paradise has 21 fewer deluxe staterooms than <BR>\n" );
document.write( "twice the number of deluxe staterooms on the Pacific Paradise.  Find the number of deluxe staterooms for each of the ships if the total number of deluxe staterooms for the three ships is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "538. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #667106 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=667106\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let pp be the Pacific Paradise, cp be the Caribbean Paradise, and mp be the Mediterranean Paradise. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cp=pp+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mp=2pp-21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pp+pp+27+2pp-21=538<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4pp=532<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pp=133<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Pacific Paradise has 133 staterooms, the Caribbean Paradise has 160 staterooms, and the Mediterranean Paradise has 245 staterooms. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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