document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081555>Question 1081555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two truck drivers are hired to haul a pile of rubble away from a fight the two trucks have load capacities of 4.5 tons and 11 tons between the two trucks there were 28 trips made in 204 tons hauled away how many trips did each truck make </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #695605 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=695605\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let's call the trucks a and b (you can call them x and y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + b = 28 subtract b from both sides:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 28 - b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.5a + 11b = 204 substitute here for a:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.5(28 - b) + 11b = 204<BR>\n" );
document.write( "126 - 4.5b + 11b = 204<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5b = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So truck b made 12 trips<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Truck a = 28-12 = 16 trips<BR>\n" );
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