SOLUTION: The two most visited national parks are the great smoky mountains and the Grand Canyon. In 2005 there was a total of 13.6 million visitors to these two parks. Great smoky mountains

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Question 1122305: The two most visited national parks are the great smoky mountains and the Grand Canyon. In 2005 there was a total of 13.6 million visitors to these two parks. Great smoky mountains park at 4.8 million more visitors in the Grand Canyon. How many visitors at each park have?
Answer by ikleyn(52792)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x + y = 13.6 millions,   (1)
x - y =  4.8 millions.   (2)

------------------------------------Add equations (1) and (2).  And look what will happen.




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