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.
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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..