Problema Solution

As of a certain date, there had been a total of 17,921 performances of two shows on broadway, with 3939 more performances of show A than show B. How many performances were there of each show

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Let

x = the number of performances of show A

y = the number of performances of show B

x + y = 17921

x = y + 3939

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x = 10,930 performances of show A

y = 6,991 performances of show B

There were 10,930 performances of show A and 6,991 performances of show B.