SOLUTION: There are four times as many swimmers as non swimmers . If there are twenty people in the pool , How many are swimmers?

SOLUTION: There are four times as many swimmers as non swimmers . If there are twenty people in the pool , How many are swimmers?

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Question 1022942: There are four times as many swimmers as non swimmers . If there are twenty people in the pool , How many are swimmers?
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Make number of non swimmers = 'x'
Swimmers = 4x
x + 4x = 20
5x = 20
x = 20/5
x = 4
Nonswimmers = 4
Swimmers = 16
Hope this helps :-)
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