In an exhibition hall, the ratio of the number of females to the number of males was 5:6. The ratio of the number of girls to the number of women was 2:3. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of men was 3:4. If there were 60 more men than women, how many people were there altogether?
In an exhibition hall, the ratio of the number of females to the number of males was 5:6. The ratio of the number of girls to the number of women was 2:3. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of men was 3:4. If there were 60 more men than women, how many people were there altogether?
f = female, m = male, G = girls, W = women, B = Boy, M = men
fm=56→G+WB+M=56GW=23→W=32GBM=34→B=34M→B=34(60+W)=34(60+32G)=45+98GM=60+W→M=60+32G
G+W=G+32G=52GB+M=45+98G+60+32G=105+218GG+WB+M=5652G105+218G=5615G=5⋅(105+218G)15G=525+13.125G1.875G=525G=5251.875G=280
W=32G=32⋅280W=420
M = 60 + W
M = 60 + 420
M = 480
B=34MB=34480B=360
280 + 420 + 480 + 360 = 1540 people were there altogether
In an exhibition hall, the ratio of the number of females to the number of males was 5:6. The ratio of the number of girls to the number of women was 2:3. The ratio of the number of boys to the number of men was 3:4. If there were 60 more men than women, how many people were there altogether?
f = female, m = male, G = girls, W = women, B = Boy, M = men
fm=56→G+WB+M=56GW=23→W=32GBM=34→B=34M→B=34(60+W)=34(60+32G)=45+98GM=60+W→M=60+32G
G+W=G+32G=52GB+M=45+98G+60+32G=105+218GG+WB+M=5652G105+218G=5615G=5⋅(105+218G)15G=525+13.125G1.875G=525G=5251.875G=280
W=32G=32⋅280W=420
M = 60 + W
M = 60 + 420
M = 480
B=34MB=34480B=360
280 + 420 + 480 + 360 = 1540 people were there altogether