Question

At a neighborhood picnic, the kids found a long rope and had a tug of war. one side had twice as many kids as the other side, so three adults helped out the side with fewer kids. With the adults, that side had a total of 11 people. How many kids were on the other side?

Answer 1

16 children

Explanation:

If you do:

11-3=8

8×2=16

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Answer 2

Hey there!


On the one side that had more kids, it had 16 kids.


Work:

11 - 3(Adults) = 8(Kids left)

Twice as many without the adults

8 x 2 = 16


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