SOLUTION: Carol's car seats one third the number of people that Joan's car can seat. Two people can be seated in Carol's car. How many people can Joan's car seat?
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Question 668632: Carol's car seats one third the number of people that Joan's car can seat. Two people can be seated in Carol's car. How many people can Joan's car seat?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Establish the variables
x = carol
y = joan
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Given
x = y
x = 2
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Solve for y by setting the two x equations equal to each other
2 = y
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Multiply both sides by 3 people into Joan's car
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