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Two sociologists have grant money to study school busing in a particular city. They wish to conduct an opinion survey using 658 telephone contacts and 373 house contactsSurvey company A has personnel to do 35 telephone and 11 house contacts per hour, survey company B can handle 26 telephone and 16 house contacts per hourHow many hours should be scheduled for each firm to produce exactly the number of contacts needed?

Two sociologists have grant money to study school busing in a particular city. They wish to conduct an opinion survey using 658 telephone contacts and 373 house contactsSurvey company A has personnel to do 35 telephone and 11 house contacts per hour, survey company B can handle 26 telephone and 16 house contacts per hourHow many hours should be scheduled for each firm to produce exactly the number of contacts needed?

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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Two sociologists have grant money to study school busing in a particular city. They wish to conduct an opinion survey using 658 telephone contacts and 373 house contactsSurvey company A has personnel to do 35 telephone and 11 house contacts per hour, survey company B can handle 26 telephone and 16 house contacts per hourHow many hours should be scheduled for each firm to produce exactly the number of contacts needed?
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