Question

Race track a has 37,000 more grandstand seats than three times the number of grandstand seats at another race track

Answer 1

Let x represent the number of grandstand seats on race track #2

The number of grandstand seats on race track #1 =  37,000 + 3x

Total number of seats together = 289,000

So, we can frame the equation as follows:

37,000 + 3x + x = 289,000

4x + 37,000 = 289,000

4x = 289,000-37,000 = 252,000

4x = 252,000

x = 252,000/4

x = 63,000

Number of seats on race track #2= x = 63,000 seats

Number of seats on race track #1 = 37000+3x = 37000+3*63000 = 226,000 seats