SOLUTION: The senior classes at High School A and High School B planned separate trips to New York City. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 3 vans and 4 buses with 210 stud

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Question 1191141: The senior classes at High School A and High School B planned separate trips to New York City. The senior class at High School A rented and filled 3 vans and 4 buses with 210 students. High
School B rented and filled 11 vans and 12 buses with 666 students. Each van and each bus
carried the same number of students. Find the number of students in each van and in each bus.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v, how many in a van
b, how many in a bus

system%283v%2B4b=210%2C11v%2B12b=666%29

If you'll multiply the school A equation by 3, then you can easily start using Elimination Method to solve for v.