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System by applications i think its c but just checking

System by applications i think its c but just checking-example-1

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Let v be the number of students in each Van and b be the number of students in each Bus.

If High School A filled 9 vans and 10 buses, the toal number of students is:


9v+10b

And this is equal to 653, so:


9v+10b=653

If High School B filled 9 vans and 6 buses, the toal number of students is:


9v+6b

And this is equal to 417, so:


9v+6b=417

So, the system of equations is:


\begin{gathered} 9v+10b=653 \\ 9v+6b=417 \end{gathered}

If we substract the second equation from the first, we will have:


\begin{gathered} 9v+10b=653 \\ -(9v+6b=417) \\ ------------------ \\ 0v+4b=236 \\ 4b=236 \\ b=(236)/(4) \\ b=59 \end{gathered}

With the value for b, we can substitute into either eqution and solve for v:


\begin{gathered} 9v+10b=653 \\ 9v+10\cdot59=653 \\ 9v+590=653 \\ 9v=653-590 \\ 9v=63 \\ v=(63)/(9) \\ v=7 \end{gathered}

Thus, the number of students in each Van is 7 and the number of students in each Bus is 59.

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