Question

At east high school, 579 students take spanish. this number has been increasin ata rate of about 30 students per year. the number of students taking french is 217 and has been decreasing at a rate of about 2 students per year.. at these rates, when will there be three times as many students taking spanish as taking french

Answer 1

Answer:

2 years

Step-by-step explanation:

spanish = 30x + 579

French = 279 - 2x

3(217 - 2x) = 30x + 579

72 - 6x = 30x

     +6x    +6x

72 = 36x

2 years = x

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Answer 2

Answer:

in 2 years

Step-by-step explanation:

If x is the number of years

then the number of students taking Spanish is 579 + 30x

and the number of students taking French is 217 - 2x

"There be three times as many students taking Spanish as taking French" means 3 times the number of students taking French equals the number of students taking Spanish

so 579 + 30x = 3(217 - 2x)

579 + 30x = 651 - 6x

36x = 72

x = 2

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