Question

The population of Linton is 12 times as great as the population of Ellmore. The combined population of both towns is 9,646 people. What is the population of Linton?

Answer 1

Your ratio would be 12:1
Add all the parts to get the whole
13x=9646
find x by dividing by 13 you get 742 now just plug x in 12x=12x742
Linton population is 8904

Answer 2

Let's form an equation in the terms of Ellmore. E will be for Ellmore.
E+ 12E=9,646
13E=9,646
Let's divide each side by 13.
9,646÷13
742
So, that means there is a population of 742. Linton is 12 times as much as Ellmore. Let's multiply.
742×12
8,904
There are 8,904 people in Linton.