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Benjamin & Associates, a real estate developer, recently built 194 condominiums in McCall, Idaho. The condos were either two-bedroom units or three-bedroom units. If the total number of rooms in the entire complex is 494, how many two-bedroom units are there? How many three-bedroom units are there

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x = number of 2 bedrooms units

y= number of 3 bedroom units

194 condominiums

x+y = 194 (a)

the total number of rooms in the entire complex is 494

2x + 3y = 494 (b)

We have the system of equations:

x+y = 194 (a)

2x + 3y = 494 (b)

Solve (a) for x

x = 194-y

Replace x on (b) and solve for y

2 (194-y ) + 3 y = 494

388 - 2y +3 y = 494

-2y+3y = 494-388

y= 106

Replace y on (a) and solve for x

x + 106 = 194

x = 194-106

x= 88

2-bedroom units = 88

3- bedrooms units = 106

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