Problema Solution
a music club draws 27 patrons. if there are seven more musicians than singers in the club, how many patrons are musicians?
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let
m = the number of musicians
s = the number of singers
a music club draws 27 patrons
m + s = 27
there are seven more musicians than singers in the club
m = s + 7
by solving the system of equations
m + s = 27
m = s + 7
we find
m = 17 musicians
s = 10 singers
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there are 17 patrons that are musicians.