3.) The total attendance for Sunday's services was 266. If there were 18 more people at the
morning service than people at the evening service, how many attended each service?
Unknowns:
______= # at evening service
_____= # at morning service
Write an equation and solve:
# of people at evening service =_____
# of people at morning service =_______​

Respuesta :

Answer: There are 142 people at morning service and 124 people at evening service.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Total attendance for Sunday's services = 266

Let the number of people at morning service be 'x'.

Let the number of people at evening service be 'y'.

So, our equation becomes

[tex]x+y=266-----------------(1)[/tex]

According to question, If there were 18 more people at the

morning service than people at the evening service.

Then, it becomes,

[tex]x-y=18----------------(2)\\\implies x=18+y[/tex]

So, we put the above equation in eq(1), we get

[tex]x+y=266\\\\y+18+y=266\\\\2y=266-18\\\\2y=248\\\\y=\dfrac{248}{2}\\\\y=124[/tex]

and x = 18+124=142

Hence, there are 142 people at morning service and 124 people at evening service.