Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill in the blanks.An event organizer is reserving rooms for two company-wide events. For the quarterly meeting this month, she reserved 2 conference rooms and 1 ballroom, which can seat a total of 87 attendees. For safety training next month, she reserved 4 conference rooms and 1 ballroom, which can seat 117 attendees. How many attendees can each room accommodate?Each conference room can accommodate ___ attendees, and every ballroom can accommodate ___ attendees.
Q. Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill in the blanks.An event organizer is reserving rooms for two company-wide events. For the quarterly meeting this month, she reserved 2 conference rooms and 1 ballroom, which can seat a total of 87 attendees. For safety training next month, she reserved 4 conference rooms and 1 ballroom, which can seat 117 attendees. How many attendees can each room accommodate?Each conference room can accommodate ___ attendees, and every ballroom can accommodate ___ attendees.
Define Variables: Let's denote the number of attendees a conference room can accommodate as x and the number of attendees a ballroom can accommodate as y. The first equation comes from the quarterly meeting: 2 conference rooms and 1 ballroom seat a total of 87 attendees. 2x+y=87
Form Equations: The second equation comes from the safety training: 4 conference rooms and 1 ballroom seat a total of 117 attendees.4x+y=117
Elimination Method: We now have a system of linear equations:2x+y=874x+y=117We can solve this system using the elimination method by subtracting the first equation from the second equation to eliminate y.(4x+y)−(2x+y)=117−874x+y−2x−y=117−872x=30
Solve for x: Solve for x, which represents the number of attendees each conference room can accommodate.2x=30x=230x=15
Substitute and Solve: Substitute the value of x back into one of the original equations to solve for y, which represents the number of attendees the ballroom can accommodate.Using the first equation: 2x+y=872(15)+y=8730+y=87y=87−30y=57
Final Results: We have found the values for x and y.x=15y=57Each conference room can accommodate 15 attendees, and every ballroom can accommodate 57 attendees.
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