Question

During a dull football game,1/4 spectators were left after 1 hour.During the next hour 20,000 spectators left. there were 1/12 of the original number of spectators still watching the game. how many spectators were originally present.

Answer 1

x were there to begin with

x/4 after 1 hour

x/4-20000 after two hours that is x/12

x/12 = x/4 - 20000

x/12 - x/12 = 20000

x/6 = 20000

20000 * 6 = 120000 original spectators.