Question

A group of 48 senior citizens attended a baseball game. The number of women in attendance was 1.4 times as many as the number of men. How many men and women attended the baseball game?

Answer 1

The number of men = 20

The number of women = 28

Explanation:

From the above question:

Total number of senior citizens = 48

Let us represent:

The number of women = w

The number of men = m

Hence,

48 = w + m

The number of women in attendance was 1.4 times as many as the number of men.

w = 1.4 × m

w = 1.4m

Hence

48 = w + m

48 = 1.4m + m

48 = 2.4m

Divide both sides by 2.4

m = 48/2.4

m = 20

The number of men = 20

For the women:

w = 1.4m

w = 1.4 × 20

w = 28

The number of women = 28