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Men, Women and Children
In a party of 35 people there are twice as many women as children and twice as many children as men. How many of each are there?
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5 men, 10 children and 20 women.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Well done.......loved it
Nice and easy, good job!
THAT WAS VERY SIMPLE!
Once I thought about it in terms of cooking ingredients I was able to figure it out! I guess that was another one of those wher its all in how you look at things!--me and the churkindoose
That was easy and fun
i know it was simple. it was one of my first teasers and i thought i would start of with easy ones.
Clever but simple teaser, i liked it coz i did it when i had just woken up, so it made my brain wake up a bit, lol
Great job...actually got this one! Great job!
oops, meant 2 say "Keep 'em coming!" heh heh...sorry *shuffles feet*
I couldn't have solved it if I hadn't taken algebra. m + 2m +4m = 35 thus m = 5
5 children, 10 men, and 20 women.
5 children, 10 men, and 20 women.
I got this on my first try... guess and check for this one it was pretty easy though
simple... good teaser!
No algebra needed. The ratio of women::children::men is 4::2::1. 4+2+1 = 7, so there are 35/7 = 5 men, 2*5 = 10 children and 4*5 = 20 women.
Super easy head problem.
Super easy head problem.
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