SOLUTION: The attendance at two baseball games on successive nights was 68,000. The attendance on​ Thursday's game was 8,000 more than​ two-thirds of the attendance at Friday​ night's

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Question 1206048: The attendance at two baseball games on successive nights was 68,000. The attendance on​ Thursday's game was 8,000 more than​ two-thirds of the attendance at Friday​ night's game. How many people attended the baseball game each​ night?
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Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The attendance at two baseball games on successive nights was 68,000. The attendance on​ Thursday's game was 8,000 more than​ two-thirds of the attendance at Friday​ night's game. How many people attended the baseball game each​ night?
Total attendance on two successivenights 68000
Let Fridav's attendance be x
The attendance on​ Thursday's game was 8,000 more than​ two-thirds of the attendance at Friday​ night's game
x+(2x/3 +8000) =68000
x+2x/3 = 68000-8000
x+2x/3 = 60000
multiply equation by 3
3x +2x =180000
5x =180000
x =180000/5
x = 36000
Friday night attendance = 36000

Thursday's attendance was (2/3 *36000)+8000= 32000









Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THURS              (2x/3)+8000

FRI                  x

Total               68000


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THURS                32000

FRI                  36000

Total               68000


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