An employee at a construction company is ordering interior doors for some new houses that are being built. There are 8 one-story houses and 7 two-story houses on the west side of the street, which require a total of 170 doors. On the east side, there are 8 one-story houses and 5 two-story houses, which require a total of 142 doors. Assuming that the floor plans for the one-story houses are identical and so are the two-story houses, how many doors does each type of house have? Each one-story house has doors, and each two-story house has doors.

An employee at a construction company is ordering interior doors for some new houses that are being built. There are 8 one-story houses and 7 two-story houses on the west side of the street, which require a total of 170 doors. On the east side, there are 8 one-story houses and 5 two-story houses, which require a total of 142 doors. Assuming that the floor plans for the one-story houses are identical and so are the two-story houses, how many doors does each type of house have? Each one-story house has doors, and each two-story house has doors.

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter5: Systems Of Linear Equations

Section5.4: Solve Applications With Systems Of Equations

Problem 5.81TI: Translate to a system of equations and then solve: Mario wants to put a rectangular fence around the...

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