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document.write( "Total attendance on two successivenights 68000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Fridav's attendance be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The attendance on​ Thursday's game was 8,000 more than​ two-thirds of the attendance at Friday​ night's game\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+(2x/3 +8000) =68000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x/3 = 68000-8000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x/3 = 60000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply equation by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x +2x =180000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x =180000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x =180000/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 36000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Friday night attendance = 36000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thursday's attendance was (2/3 *36000)+8000= 32000\r<BR>\n" );
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