600 people went to the movie on Monday and Tuesday. If Tuesday had 1/2 as many as Monday, how many went each day?
M + T = 600
M / 2 = T
substituting ... M + M/2 = 600
solve for M , then substitute back to find T
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To solve this problem, let's assign variables to represent the number of people who went to the movie on Monday and Tuesday.
Let's say:
The number of people who went on Monday = M
The number of people who went on Tuesday = T
From the information given, we know that Tuesday had 1/2 as many people as Monday. Mathematically, we can express this as:
T = (1/2)M
We are also given that a total of 600 people went to the movie on both days. So we can write the equation:
M + T = 600
Now, let's substitute the value of T from the first equation into the second equation:
M + (1/2)M = 600
To simplify the equation, we can multiply throughout by 2 to eliminate the fraction:
2M + M = 1200
Combining like terms, we have:
3M = 1200
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
M = 400
Now that we have the value of M, we can substitute it back into the equation T = (1/2)M:
T = (1/2) * 400
T = 200
Therefore, 400 people went to the movie on Monday, while 200 people went on Tuesday.