SOLUTION: . At an evening showing of the movie "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood", there were 42 more women than men in attendance. If there were 136 people in the theater, how many w

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Question 1102230: . At an evening showing of the movie "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood", there were 42 more women than men in attendance. If there were 136 people in the theater, how many were women
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=men
x+42=women
sum is 136
x+x+42=136
2x=94
x=47 men
x+42=89 women ANSWER
adds to 136