SOLUTION: Ilida went to Minewaska Sate Park one day this summer. All of the people at the park were either hiking or bike riding. There were 178 more hikers than bike riders. If there were a

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Question 214748: Ilida went to Minewaska Sate Park one day this summer. All of the people at the park were either hiking or bike riding. There were 178 more hikers than bike riders. If there were a total of 676 people at the park, how many were hiking and how many were riding their bikes?
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h=b+178=427
b=b=249
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(b+178)+b=676
2b+178=676
2b=498
b=249
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249+427=676