document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130250>Question 130250</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0673459527/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ok, A group of 59 people are traveling by bus. Each child (c) has 2 pieces of luggage and each adult (a) has 3 pieces of luggage. The total number of pieces of luggage is 124.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a system of equations that describes the abouve sitituation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many adults are on the bus? How many children? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #95221 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=95221\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=adults and y=children\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"A group of 59 people are traveling by bus\" __ x+y=59 __ y=59-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Each child (c) has 2 pieces of luggage and each adult (a) has 3 pieces of luggage. The total number of pieces of luggage is 124.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ 3x+2y=124\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting __ 3x+2(59-x)=124 __ 3x+118-2x=124 __ x=\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute the value of x into the 1st equation to find y </SPAN>\n" );
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