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Take a Test - Emily Laughlin- Internet Explorer intps//www.mathdl.com/Student/PlayerTest aspatestid 165062184Bcentenwin-yes lMath 1020 Fall 2017 Test: PRACTICE Final Submit Tes This Question: 1 pt 9 of 25 This Test: 25 pts possi A social agency provides emergency food and shelter to two groups of dients. The first group has x cienás who need an average ot $200 for emergencies, and the second group has y clients who need an average of $1600. The agency has $430,000 to spend for these two groups. Complete parts (a) and (b) beow. a. Write an equation that describes the maxdmum number of clients who can be served with the $430,000 The equation describes the maximum number of dents. b. It the first group has twice as many clients as the second group, how many cients are in each group f al he money is spent? There aredents in the first group anddients in the second group. Type whole numbers.)

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a) x = number of clients in 1st gorup

y = number of clients in 2nd group

so equation can be written as

200x + 1600 y = 430000

b) x = 2y

solving the 2 equations

x = 430

y = 215

hence, there are 430 clients in 1st group and 215 clients in 2nd group

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