document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091816>Question 1091816</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1)The senior classes at High School A and High School B planned separate trips to the local<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amusement park. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 2 vans and 12 buses with 520<BR>\n" );
document.write( "students. High School B rented and filled 13 vans and 3 buses with 230 students. Every van had the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "same number of students in it as did the buses. How many students can a van carry? How many<BR>\n" );
document.write( "students can a bus carry?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #706326 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=706326\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> V=Van, B=Bus<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2V+12B=520<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13V+3B=230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply second by -4 and add the two.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-52V-12B=-920<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-50V=-400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute into first, where 16+12B=520; 12B=504, and B=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check in second where 13(8)+3(42)=230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "van  8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "bus 42 </SPAN>\n" );
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