Question

Solving this word problem (linear systems) by elimination:

The mean attendance at the Winnipeg Folk Festival for 2006 and 2008was 45,265.
The attendance in 2008 was 120 more than the attendance in 2006. What was the attendance in each year?

Answer 1

Your equation would be:

(x+(x+120))/2=45265

If you set it equal to x, your answer is

45,205