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 #695606 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=695606\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A be the number of trips for 4.5 ton truck, B the number for 11 ton truck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2BB=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2BB=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.5A%2B11B=204 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.5A%2B11B=204\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " Multiply eq. 1 by 11 and subtract from eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.5A%2B11B-11A-11B=204-308 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.5A%2B11B-11A-11B=204-308\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6.5A=-104 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6.5A=-104\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for A, then use either equation to solve for B. </SPAN>\n" );
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