Solve.
-Center City East Parking Garage has a capacity of 257 cars more than Center City West Parking Garage. If the combined capacity for the two garages is 1221 cars, find the capacity for each garage.
A) Center City East: 482 cars
B) Center City East: 472 cars Center City West: 739 cars Center City West: 749 cars
C) Center City East: 749 cars
D) Center City East: 739 cars Center City West: 472 cars Center City West: 482 cars

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Let the capacity of Center City West be x. Then, Center City East is x + 257. The equation is x + (x + 257) = 1221. Solving gives x = 482, so Center City West is 482 cars and Center City East is 739 cars.

Solve. -Center City East Parking Garage Has a Capacity of 257