Question

At a picnic there were 3 times as many adults as children and twice as many women as men. If there was a total of x men, women, and children at the picnic, how many men were there, in terms of x ?

Answer 1

Number of men in terms of x =
`(x)/(4)`

Step-by-step explanation:

Let number of children be y

then number of adults = 3y

let number of men be z

number of women = 2z

adults = men + women

adults = z+2z

total number of adults= 3z

number of adults = 3 times number of children = 3y

3z = 3y

z =y

Total were = men + women + children = x

z+ 2z + z = x

4z=x

z =
`(x)/(4)`

number of men in terms of x =
`(x)/(4)`