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Applying the Solution to a 3X3 System


At a family reunion, there only blood relatives, consisting of children, parents, and grandparents, in attendance. There were 400 people total. There were twice as many parents as grandparents, and 50 more children than parents. How many children, parents, and Grandparents were in attendance?

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Answer 1

Answer: there were 190 children, 140 parents, and 70 grandparents in attendance at the family reunion.

Step-by-step explanation: Let's denote the number of children, parents, and grandparents as "c", "p", and "g", respectively.

We are given three pieces of information:

The total number of people in attendance is 400:

c + p + g = 400

There were twice as many parents as grandparents:

p = 2g

There were 50 more children than parents:

c = p + 50

We can use this system of equations to solve for the unknown variables.

First, we can use equation (2) to express "p" in terms of "g":

p = 2g

Next, we can substitute this expression for "p" into equation (3) to get:

c = 2g + 50

Now, we can use equations (1) and (4) to eliminate "p" and "c" from the system and express "g" in terms of only known quantities:

c + p + g = 400

2g + 50 + p + g = 400 (substituting c=2g+50)

3g + p = 350 (simplifying)

We can then substitute the expression for "p" from equation (2) into this last equation to obtain:

3g + 2g = 350

Simplifying:

5g = 350

Solving for "g", we get:

g = 70

Now, we can use equation (2) to find "p":

p = 2g = 2(70) = 140

Finally, we can use equation (3) to find "c":

c = 2g + 50 = 2(70) + 50 = 190

Therefore, there were 190 children, 140 parents, and 70 grandparents in attendance at the family reunion.