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An airplane has a total of 152 seats.
The number of coach-class seats is 5 more than six
times the number of first-c
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The number of coach-class seats is 5 more than six
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Question 558665: Can you help me understand how to solve this word problem?
An airplane has a total of 152 seats.
The number of coach-class seats is 5 more than six
times the number of first-class seats. How many of
each type of seat are there on the plane? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An airplane has a total of 152 seats.
The number of coach-class seats is 5 more than six
times the number of first-class seats. How many of
each type of seat are there on the plane?
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Seats Equation: f + c = 152
Seats Equation: c = 6f + 5
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Substitute for "c" and solve for "f":
f + (6f+5) = 152
7f = 147
f = 21 (# of 1st class seats)
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Solve for "c":
f + c = 152
21 + c = 152
c = 131 (# of coach-class seats)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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