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Answers:
2 sedans and 3 vans
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Work Shown:
s = number of sedans
v = number of vans
1 sedan = 5 seats
s sedans = 5s seats
1 van = 7 seats
v vans = 7v seats
5s+7v = all seats
5s+7v = 31
Let's go through all the values of s to see which values of v work.
- If s = 0, then the equation turns into 7v = 31, but the solution for v isn't an integer.
- If s = 1, then the equation turns into 5+7v = 31 and that solves to v = 26/7 = 3.71 which also isn't an integer
- If s = 2, then the equation becomes 10+7v = 31 and that solves to v = 3. So we found the answer. This means we need 2 sedans and 3 vans.
As a check:
2 sedans = 5*2 = 10 seats
3 vans = 7*3 = 21 seats
10+21 = 31 seats total
This confirms the answer.
The number of vans used is three and the number of sedans is two
Let :
v represent the number of vans
s represent the number of sedans
The following equations can be gotten
7v + 5s = 31 equation 1
v + s = 5 equation 2
The elimination method would be used to solve for v and s
Multiply equation 2 by 7
7v + 7s = 35 equation 3
Subtract equation 1 from 3
2s = 4
s = 4/2
s = 2
Substitute for s in equation 2
v + 2 = 5
v = 5 - 2
v = 3
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