On a certain sight-seeing tour, the ratio of the number of women to the number of children was 5 to 2. What was the number of men on the sight-seeing tour?

(1) On the sight-seeing tour, the ratio of the number of children to the number of men was 5 to 11.

(2) The number of women on the sight-seeing tour was less than 30.

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Barrett

29 April, 12:24

On a certain sight-seeing tour, the ratio of the number of women to the number of children was 5 to 2. What was the number of men on the sight-seeing tour?

(1) On the sight-seeing tour, the ratio of the number of children to the number of men was 5 to 11.

(2) The number of women on the sight-seeing tour was less than 30.

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Chris · Answer 1

There were 22 men in the sight-seeing tour

Step-by-step explanation:

If the number f women on the sight-seeing tour was less than 30, the closest number that can be divided by 5 is 25, so we suppose that there were 25 women, so with the ratio women (5) : children (2) we can apply a rule of three, so we multiply 25*2 divided by 2, now we know that there were 10 children, now with the ratio of men (11) : children (5) we apply another rule of three, and multiply 10*11 and then divide it by 5, and now we know that there were 22 men in the sight-seeing tour.