Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables - Exercise Set - Page 822: 85

Answer

The percentage of college men who play online games multiple times per day is $24\%$ and the percentage of college men who play online games once per day is $17\%$.

Work Step by Step

Step 1. Assume the percentage of college men who play online games multiple times per day is $x$ and the percentage of college men who play online games once per day is $y$. Step 2. Based on the given conditions, we can setup the system of equations as $\begin{cases} x+y=41 \\ x-y=7 \end{cases}$ Step 3. Add the two equations; we have $2x=48$ and $x=24$ percent; thus $y=x-7=17$ percent.
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