Two high schools, Jefferson Hills East and Jefferson Hills West are taking field trips to the state capital. A total of 408
students from Jefferson Hills East will be going in 3 vans and 6 buses. A total of 516 students from Jefferson Hills West
will be going in 6 vans and 7 buses. Each van has the same number of passengers and each bus has the same number of
passengers.

If Jefferson Hills East takes 3 vans and each van has xx students, then 3x3x students will ride in vans. If the school takes 6 buses and each bus has yy students, then 6y6y students will ride in buses. The total number of students is then 3x+6y3x+6y. It is given that the school has 408 students so 3x+6y=4083x+6y=408.

If Jefferson Hills West takes 6 vans and each van has xx students, then 6x6x students will ride in vans. If the school takes 7 buses and each bus has yy students, then 7y7y students will ride in buses. The total number of students is then 6x+7y6x+7y. It is given that the school has 516 students so 6x+7y=5166x+7y=516.

The system of equations is then { 3x+6y=408 6x+7y=516

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3x+6y=408

6x+7y=516

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