I need help on the bottom part of the question.

The transitive property of equality states that: o if a = b, then bra o if a = b, then ac = bc o if a = b and b= c, then a = if a = b and c= c, then a + b = b + c

Solve for x and y: 217x + 131y = 913; 131x + 217y = 827

Due to bad planning, two of the local schools have their annual plays on the same weekend. while 457 people attend one, and 372 attend the other, only 104 people were able to attend both. how many people went to at least one play?