SOLUTION: Englewood High school surveyed it's student population about their favorite sports.The 487 students who listed soccer as their favorite sport represented 17 fewer students than 3 t

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Question 1033067: Englewood High school surveyed it's student population about their favorite sports.The 487 students who listed soccer as their favorite sport represented 17 fewer students than 3 times the number of students who listed basketball as their favorite sport.How many students listed basketball as their face write sport?
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487 = 3x-17
504 = 3x
x = 168