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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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THURS              (2x/3)+8000

FRI                  x

Total               68000

2x%2F3%2B8000%2Bx=68000
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%285%2F3%29x=60000
x=%283%2F5%29%2860000%29
x=36000

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THURS                32000

FRI                  36000

Total               68000