document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132725>Question 132725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bus was travelling with 48 passengers.  When it arrived at the 1st stop, some passengers got off the bus and 3 people got on the bus. At the next stop half the passengers got off the bus and 7 people got on the bus.  There were now 22 passengers on the bus.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  Write down the equation from the statement<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  Find the number of passengers who came out of the bus as the 1st stop. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x=number of passengers that got off at first stop<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Passengers left on board after first stop=(48-x)+3=45-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At the next stop (1/2)(45-x) got off and seven got on, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Passengers left on board after second stop=(1/2)(45-x)+7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that the passengers left on board after the second stop=22,so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2)(45-x)+7=22  multiply each side by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45-x+14=44  simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "59-x=44 subtract 59 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "59-59-x=44-59  collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-15 divide both sides by -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=15--------------number of passengers that got off at first stop\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(45-x)+7=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(45-15)+7=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+7=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22=22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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