SOLUTION: The attendance at the county fair was lowest on Thursday, the opening day. On Friday, 5500 more people attended than attended Thursday. Saturday doubled Thursday's attendance, and

Question 1073800: The attendance at the county fair was lowest on Thursday, the opening day. On Friday, 5500 more people attended than attended Thursday. Saturday doubled Thursday's attendance, and Sunday had 3000 more people than Saturday. The total attendance was 36,700. Write and solve an equation to find how many people attended the fair each day.
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The attendance at the county fair was lowest on Thursday, the opening day. On Friday, 5500 more people attended than attended Thursday. Saturday doubled Thursday's attendance, and Sunday had 3000 more people than Saturday. The total attendance was 36,700. Write and solve an equation to find how many people attended the fair each day.
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Thurs:: x
Fri:: x+5000
Sat:: 2x
Sun:: 2x+3000
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Equation:
6x + 8000 = 36700
6x = 28700
x = 4783
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You can figure how many for each day.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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