Problema Solution
In 2000 Lincoln High school had 804 students. It has been gaining about 30 new students each year. In that same year Washington High school had 1008 students. It has been gaining about only 10 new students each year. Write an equation which states that after x years both schools will have the same number of students. Solve for x. In what year will the schools have the same number of students?
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804 + 30x = 1008 + 10x
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x = 10.2
Since the solution is not an integer follows that the schools will never have the same number of students.