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In a P.T.A meeting with 150 parents, there were four times as many women as men. How many (a) men were in the meeting (b women were in the meeting
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In a P.T.A meeting with 150 parents, there were four times as many women as men.

How many
(a) men were in the meeting
(b women were in the meeting

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Pretty simple just set the equation up:
Let 4x = women parents
X = men parents
So 4x+ x = 150
5x=150
X= 30
So to solve the question:
A. X = 30 men at the meeting
B. 120 women at the meeting
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