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Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill in the blanks.

Pedro is an airline attendant. Last week, he worked on flights on 4 small jets and 3 large jets, which could seat a total of 418 passengers. The week before, he was assigned to flights on 5 small jets and 3 large jets, which could seat a total of 464 passengers. How many seats were on each type of flight?

The flights on small jets each had _____seats, and the flights on large jets each had
______ seats.

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Explanation:

4s+3L=418 3L=418-4s

5s+3L=464

5s+418-4s=464

5s-4s=46

s=46

4×46+3L=418

184+3L=418

3L=234

L=78

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