SOLUTION: In a hospital, if 10 patients from ward number 3 are send to ward number 6 then patients in ward number 3 and 6 are equal. if 10 patients from ward number 6 are send to ward numb

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Question 1064342: In a hospital, if 10 patients from ward number 3 are send to ward number 6 then patients in ward number 3 and 6 are equal.
if 10 patients from ward number 6 are send to ward number 3 then patients in ward number 3 are 5 times as ward number 6.
how many number of patients are there in ward number 3 and 6 before transfer patients?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be number of patients in ward three.
Let y be number of patients in ward six.
  WARD THREE        WARD SIX        EQUATE TO RELATE DESCRIBED
  x-10               y+10            x-10=y+10
  x+10               y-10            x+10=5(y-10)

Solve the system, system%28x-10=y%2B10%2Cx%2B10=5%28y-10%29%29.