A group of 266 people, composed of men, women, children. There are four times more men than children, and twice as many women as children, how many are there?

A) 34

B) 49

C) 38

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Mathematics

Mathews

25 February, 12:47

A group of 266 people, composed of men, women, children. There are four times more men than children, and twice as many women as children, how many are there?

A) 34

B) 49

C) 38

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Valery Wolf · Answer 1

To solve this you would need to set this up as an equation

Children=x

Women=2x

Men=4x

Children is x because the amount is unknown

So to set this up it would be x+2x+4x=266

All of the x's added is 7x so it's 7x=266

Divide both sides by 7

7/7 cancels out leaving only x and 266 divided by 7 is 38

So the amount of kids is 38, the amount of women is 76 and the amount of men is 152

In short C

A group of 266 people, composed of men, women, children. There are four times more men than children, and twice as many women as children, how many are there?A) 34B) 49C) 38

A group of 266 people, composed of men, women, children. There are four times more men than children, and twice as many women as children, how many are there?

A) 34

B) 49

C) 38