Question

3 ½ times as many guests arrived as were expected. If 105 guests were unexpected, how many guests were expected ?

((B) 368 (C) 135 (D) 42 (E) none of these

{I Know for a fact that the number 30 is the wrong answer so please try to give me a different answer thanks!}

Answer 1

Let x be the expected number Number arriving = 3•5 x Unexpected number 2•5 x 2•5 x = 105 10x = 420 x = 42______Option D