Question

• Question text: The total attendance for the first two games of the Green Machines’ season was 1,500 people. There were 200 more people at the second game than the first. How many people attended the first game?

Answer 1

650

Explanation:

Let f represent the number of people who attended the first game. Then you have ...

f+ (f+200) = 1500

2f = 1300 . . . . . subtract 200, collect terms

f = 650 . . . . . . . divide by 2

200 people attended the first game.

Answer 2

650

Explanation:

Let f represent the number of people who attended the first game. Then you have ...

f+ (f+200) = 1500

2f = 1300 . . . . . subtract 200, collect terms

f = 650 . . . . . . . divide by 2

200 people attended the first game.