document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203898>Question 1203898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Benjamin & Associates, a real estate developer, recently built 210 condominiums in McCall, Idaho. The condos were either two-bedroom units or three-bedroom units. If the total number of bedrooms in the entire complex is 537, how many two-bedroom units are there? How many three-bedroom units are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is an informal method of solving this kind of problem that gives you good practice in logical reasoning and mental arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If all 210 condos were 2-bedroom units, the total number of bedrooms would be 210*2 = 420.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The actual total number of bedrooms is 537, which is 537-420 = 117 more.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since each 3-bedroom condo has 1 more bedroom than each 2-bedroom condo, the number of 3-bedroom condos must be 117.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 117 3-bedroom condos<br><BR>\n" );
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