A group of 52 people attended a ball game. There were three times as many children as adults in the group.

Set up a system of equations that represents the numbers of adults and children who attended the game and solve the system to find the number of children who were in the group.

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Tiara

23 April, 14:44

A group of 52 people attended a ball game. There were three times as many children as adults in the group.

Set up a system of equations that represents the numbers of adults and children who attended the game and solve the system to find the number of children who were in the group.

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Christina · Answer 1

39 children and 13 adults

Step-by-step explanation:

3children = 1 adult

52 = x * (3children + 1adult)

52 = x * 4

13 = x

x = 13

total children = 3x

3x = 39

A group of 52 people attended a ball game. There were three times as many children as adults in the group.Set up a system of equations that represents the numbers of adults and children who attended the game and solve the system to find the number of children who were in the group.

A group of 52 people attended a ball game. There were three times as many children as adults in the group.

Set up a system of equations that represents the numbers of adults and children who attended the game and solve the system to find the number of children who were in the group.