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A group of 195 students did a community service project.

The students took a total of seven cars and buses. Each
car holds 5 students and each bus holds 45 students.
Use substitution to solve the system of equations to
determine the number of cars, x, and the number of
buses, y they took. Express your answer as an ordered

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Answer:

Explanation:

x+y=7

x=7-y

So x=7-y

Put this in 5(7-y)+45y=195

35-5y+45y=195

35+40y=195

40y=195-35

40y=160

y=160/40

y=4

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