SOLUTION: A new swimming pool opened and on the first three days 246 people went swimming. On the first day 79 people swam. On the second day 47 more people swam than on the third day. How m

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Question 369897: A new swimming pool opened and on the first three days 246 people went swimming. On the first day 79 people swam. On the second day 47 more people swam than on the third day. How may people swam on the third day?
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the number of people who swam on the third day.

Then we have:

79%2B%2847%2Bx%29%2Bx=246

126%2B2x=246

2x=120

x=60

So it appears 60 people swam on the third day.

This means that 107 people swam on the second day.

So 79+107+60 does indeed equal 246, so our math checks out.

I hope this helps!