Question

You are in line at a ticket window. There are two more people ahead of you than there are behind you. The number of people in the entire line (don’t forget to count yourself!) is three times the number of people behind you. How many people are ahead of you in line, and how many are behind you?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let people behind you=x

People ahead of you will be x+2

Total number of people in the line(including you) = x+(x+2)+1 = 2x+3

Also, 2x+3=3x

So x=3

People ahead = x+2 = 5

People behind = x = 3