This is a 3 part question and it is confusing me quite a bit. Please Help!

a) A real estate agent trying to sell you a home in a new developement tells you that two floor plans are available. use x for floor plan 1 and y for floor plan 2. in total there are 56 homes available. Write and equation of that illustrates thesituation.

b) The sales representative later indicates that there are 3 times as many homes available with the second floor plan than the first. Write an equation that illustrates this situation. Use the same variables you used in part a.

c) Use the equations from part a and b of this exercise as a system of equations. Use substitution to determine how many of each type of floor plan is available.

1 answer

I will get you started:

a) x+y=56
b) x=3y or x-3y=0