17. Solve the following word problems1) The Simon family attendęd a concert and visitedan art museum. Concert ticketswere $24.75 for adults and 616 for children, for a total cost of $138.26. Museumtickets were $ 8.23 for adults and $4.50 for children, for a total of $42.75. Howmany adults and how many children are in the Simon family?2) The perimeter of a rectangle is 42 feet. The length decreased by three times thewidth is 1 foot. What are the dimensions of the rectangle.

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2) The perimeter of a rectangle is 42 feet. The length decreased by three times the width is 1 foot. What are the dimensions of the rectangle.

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17. Solve the following word problems
1) The Simon family attendęd a concert and visitedan art museum. Concert tickets
were $24.75 for adults and 616 for children, for a total cost of $138.26. Museum
tickets were $ 8.23 for adults and $4.50 for children, for a total of $42.75. How
many adults and how many children are in the Simon family?
2) The perimeter of a rectangle is 42 feet. The length decreased by three times the
width is 1 foot. What are the dimensions of the rectangle.

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