document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1094622>Question 1094622</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Girls Soccer team held a fundraising car wash. They charged 5$ of each car and 8$ for each van. They washed 44 cars and vans and collected 262$. How many of each vehicle did they wash. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #709174 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=709174\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>For 44 cars, the amount they collected would have been 44*5 = 220 dollars, but the total was 262 dollars, which is 42 dollars more.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each van costs $3 more than each car.  $42 \"extra\", divided by $3 \"extra\" for each van, means 42/3 = 14 vans.  And that leaves 30 cars.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "check: 30(5)+14(8) = 150+112 = 262<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "or, using algebra...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = the number of cars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 44-x = number of vans<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "$5 for each car, plus $8 for each van, made a total of $262:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of cars: x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of vans: 44-x = 14 </SPAN>\n" );
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