SOLUTION: The ratio of the number of the men to the number of women at a football match was 4:3.The ratio of the number of women to the ratio of children was 5:2 .There were 56 more men than

Question 1079457: The ratio of the number of the men to the number of women at a football match was 4:3.The ratio of the number of women to the ratio of children was 5:2 .There were 56 more men than children .How many people were at the football match
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of men
Let = the nuber of women
Let = the number of children
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(1)
(2)
(3)
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Multiply (1) times (2)

Plug this result into (3)

and
(3)
(3)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
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There were 164 people at the game
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check:
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK
You can check (2) and (3)

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