Question

new question :) word problem ' attachment below <3

Answer 1

So if the bigger van has 6 more seats than the smaller van, then we can say that the bigger van has the number of seats in the smaller van + 6. With the bigger van's seats represented by \(y\) and the smaller one's represented by \(x\):

\(y = x + 6\)

Answer 2

what is x .. :) im still lost love teehee.

Answer 3

x here is the number of seats in the smaller van.

Answer 4

y is supposed to be the number of seats in the larger van.

Answer 5

Since the larger van has 6 more seats than the smaller van, we get the above.

Answer 6

but the question is asking for an anwser not an equation .. so do i replace the numbers with the equation ?

Answer 7

:) ?

Answer 8

Oh dear, sorry. I hadn't noticed that.

We also know that the vans transport 57 people. We also know that the small van makes two trips, the big one makes one.

Answer 9

its ok :)

Answer 10

y=57+6 ? is that what u plug in or no ? lol sorry if thats a dum question ; im very bad at math :( . but your helping me alot <3 :)

Answer 11

So, if we add up two of x and one of y, we get 57:

\[2x + y = 57\]

Since we know from above that y = x + 6, we can substitute in:

\[\begin{align}2x + (x + 6) &= 57\\
3x + 6 &= 57\\
3x &= 51\\
x &= 17
\end{align}\]
x is the number of seats in the smaller van though, we want the number in the bigger van. So we plug that back into our first equation:

\[\begin{align}y &= x + 6\\
y &= 17 + 6 = 23\end{align}\]

Answer 12

so 23 :)

Answer 13

:) 23 then right ?

Answer 14

Right!

Answer 15

THANKS <3 :D

Answer 16

its right :) your really smart :)

Answer 17

new one