SOLUTION: solve the system of linear equations: at a certain party 72 people are invited. only half show up. of those who show up, twice as many are women as are men. how many men and women

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Question 1025367: solve the system of linear equations: at a certain party 72 people are invited. only half show up. of those who show up, twice as many are women as are men. how many men and women show up. let x be the number of women and y be the number of men.
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36 people attend the party.

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solve the system of linear equations: at a certain party 72 people are invited. only half show up. of those who show up, twice as many are women as are men. how many men and women show up. let x be the number of women and y be the number of men.