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Question 475955: Alice's Restaurant has a total of 205 seats. The number of seats in the non-smoking section is 73 more than twice the number of seats in the smoking section. How many seats are in each section? Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! "Alice's Restaurant has a total of 205 seats. The number of seats in the non-smoking section is 73 more than twice the number of seats in the smoking section. How many seats are in each section?"
x = smoking seats
2x + 73 = non-smoking seats {73 more than twice the smoking seats}
x + 2x + 73 = 205 {smoking + non-smoking = total seats}
3x + 73 = 205 {combined like terms}
3x = 132 {subtracted 73 from both sides}
x = 44 {divided both sides by 3}
2x + 73 = 161 {substituted 44, in for x, into 2x + 73}
