SOLUTION: 79 people attende a baseball game.everyone there was a fan of either the home team or the away team.the number of home team fans was 76 less than 4 times the number of away team fa

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Question 981979: 79 people attende a baseball game.everyone there was a fan of either the home team or the away team.the number of home team fans was 76 less than 4 times the number of away team fans.how many home team or away team fans attende the game?
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A=Away fans; H=Home fans=4A-76
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H+A=79 Substitute for H
4A-76+A=79
5A=155
A=31 ANSWER 1: There were 31 Away fans.
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H=4A-76=4(31)-76=124-76=46 ANSWER 2: There were 48 Home fans.
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