document.write( "Question 1073162: The senior classes at High School A and High School B planned separate trips to the county fair.
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\n" ); document.write( "the same number of students. How many students can a van carry? How many students can a
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2V+12B=622
\n" ); document.write( "8V+8B=528
\n" ); document.write( "multiply top by -4 and add
\n" ); document.write( "-8V-48B=-2488
\n" ); document.write( "-40B=-1960
\n" ); document.write( "B=49
\n" ); document.write( "2V+588=622
\n" ); document.write( "2V=34
\n" ); document.write( "V=17
\n" ); document.write( "check with second
\n" ); document.write( "8(17)+8(49)=136+392=528
\n" ); document.write( "Bus=49 people
\n" ); document.write( "Van=17 people
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