there were 24 people, teachers and students, in the Christmas play. there were three times as many students as teachers. which system of equations could be used to find the number of teachers,t, and the number of students,s, in the play?

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anonymous · Answer

its writing systems of equations

aaronandyson · Answer

what are you're options?

anonymous · Answer

there is none

anonymous · Answer

is this your first time on openstudy?

anonymous · Answer

yea

anonymous · Answer

welcome to openstudy then :)

aaronandyson · Answer

Are you given any options to the question? @chloelynn_

anonymous · Answer

no, its just a solve by yourself question

anonymous · Answer

you can do this without a system of equations

anonymous · Answer

you can do it with one too if you like
say S is students, T is teachers, then since the total is 24 you can say $$S+T=24$$

anonymous · Answer

then three times as many students as teachers means 
$$3T=S$$

anonymous · Answer

so u do matrix?

anonymous · Answer

oh no

anonymous · Answer

$$S+T=24\
3T=S$$ plug  the scone in to the first and get 
$$S+3S=24$$ or 
$$4S=24$$