The Fort Collins city parking lot initially could park 120 large cars for a fee of $2 per day.   The city council voted to establish a new parking fee to encourage the use of smaller cars, which would help to conserve gasoline.   The fee was $1 per day for small cars and $3 per day for the larger ones.

If the smaller car only takes up 2/3 the space of the larger, how should the lot be laid out so as to maintain the lot's income at $240 per day?
In other words, how many spaces for small cars and how many spaces for large cars should be alotted?

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            Send your solution by the end of the month to: David Pleacher