38 double-occupancy apartments are currently rented
Solution:
Given that, apartment building currently has rented x apartments with two occupants and 16 apartments with one occupant
Number of apartments with one occupant = 16
Number of apartments with two occupants = x
The apartment building has 92 total occupants
Therefore, we frame a equation as,
Number of apartments with one occupant + 2 x Number of apartments with two occupants = 92
[tex]16 + 2 \times x = 92[/tex]
16 + 2x = 92
Solve the above equation for "x"
2x = 92 - 16
2x = 76
x = 38
Thus 38 double-occupancy apartments are currently rented
