Answer:
3 people
Step-by-step explanation:
Let "x" represent the number of people who payed with cash
Let "y" represent the number of people who payed with credit card
14x +15y = 177 ---------1
3x =y--------- 2
solving simultaneously,
put eqn 2 into eqn 1
14x + 15 (3x) = 177
14x + 45x = 177
59x = 177
x=3
From eqn 2 , y = 3 x
y = 3 (3)
y=9
therefore the number of people who paid with cash were 3.
