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One hundred people came to the company's Thanksgiving dinner. There were fifty-two more vegetarians at the dinner than non-vegetarians. How many vegetarians were at the dinner?

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Answer:

76

Explanation:

Let the number of vegetarians be x. Then, the number of non-vegetarians is x-52.


x+x-52=100 \\ \\ 2x=152 \\ \\ x=76

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