SOLUTION: a group of 52 people attended a ball game. there were 3 times as many children as adults in the group. set up a system of equations that represent the number of adults and childre
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Question 455469: a group of 52 people attended a ball game. there were 3 times as many children as adults in the group. set up a system of equations that represent the number of adults and children that attended the game, and solve the system to find the number of children who were in the group.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+c=52
c=3a
a+3a=52
4a=52
a=13
c=39
There were 13 adults and 39 children at the ball game..
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