document.write( "Question 1195779: A parking lot contains motorcycles (2 wheels) and cars (4 wheels).
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let motorcycles (2 wheels) be \"x\" and cars (4 wheels) \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "if there are 35 vehicles we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=35\"...........eq.1 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if there 114 wheels, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B4y=114\"...........eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve the system
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=35\"...........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B4y=114\"...........eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------ultiply eq1 by \"4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B4y=140\"...........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B4y=114\"...........eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------- subtrat eq2 fro eq1 to eliinate \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B4y-%282x%2B4y%29=140-114\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2B4y-2x-4y=26\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+2x=26\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x=13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=35\"...........eq.1 substitute \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"13%2By=35\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=35-13\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=22\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "there are \"13\" motorcycles and \"+22\" cars\r
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