Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill in the blanks.The owner of a new restaurant is designing the floor plan, and he is deciding between two different seating arrangements. The first plan consists of 18 tables and 11 booths, which will seat a total of 182 people. The second plan consists of 25 tables and 11 booths, which will seat a total of 210 people. How many people can be seated at each type of table?Every table can seat _____ people, and every booth can seat _____ people.
Q. Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill in the blanks.The owner of a new restaurant is designing the floor plan, and he is deciding between two different seating arrangements. The first plan consists of 18 tables and 11 booths, which will seat a total of 182 people. The second plan consists of 25 tables and 11 booths, which will seat a total of 210 people. How many people can be seated at each type of table?Every table can seat _____ people, and every booth can seat _____ people.
Define Equations: Let's denote the number of people that can be seated at a table as T and the number of people that can be seated at a booth as B. We can then write two equations based on the given information.First plan: 18T+11B=182Second plan: 25T+11B=210
Create System: We have a system of linear equations:18T+11B=18225T+11B=210To solve the system, we can subtract the first equation from the second to eliminate B.(25T+11B)−(18T+11B)=210−182
Eliminate Variable: Perform the subtraction to find the value of T.25T−18T+11B−11B=210−1827T=28Now, divide both sides by 7 to solve for T.T=728T=4
Solve for T: Now that we have the value for T, we can substitute it back into one of the original equations to solve for B. Let's use the first plan's equation:18T+11B=18218(4)+11B=18272+11B=182
Substitute and Solve: Subtract 72 from both sides to solve for B. 11B=182−7211B=110Now, divide both sides by 11 to find the value of B.B=11110B=10
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