SOLUTION: At an evening showing of the movie Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, there were 42 more women than men in attendance. If there were 142 people in the theater, how many were w

Question 367709: At an evening showing of the movie Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, there were 42 more women than men in attendance. If there were 142 people in the theater, how many were women?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
At an evening showing of the movie Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, there were 42 more women than men in attendance. If there were 142 people in the theater, how many were women?
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men: x
women: x+42
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Equation:
x + x+42 = 142
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2x = 100
x = 50 (# of men)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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