SOLUTION: There were 3/5 as many children as adults on a bus. At the next stop, 3 children boarded and 2 adults alighted from the bus. Then, there were 5/6 as many children as adults on t

SOLUTION: There were 3/5 as many children as adults on a bus. At the next stop, 3 children boarded and 2 adults alighted from the bus. Then, there were 5/6 as many children as adults on t

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Question 868567: There were 3/5 as many children as adults on a bus. At the next stop, 3 children boarded and 2 adults alighted from the bus. Then, there were 5/6 as many children as adults on the bus. How many children were there on the bus at first ?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c/a=3/5,
(c+3)/(a-2)=5/6
a=20
c=12
12/20=3/5
15/18=5/6
ok

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