SOLUTION: There are 120 people staying at the STAR hotel. The ratio of adults to children is 3:2. The ration of females to males is 5:1 for adults and 1:1 for children. How many adult males

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Question 205345: There are 120 people staying at the STAR hotel. The ratio of adults to children is 3:2. The ration of females to males is 5:1 for adults and 1:1 for children. How many adult males are staying at the hotel?
Answer by stanbon(48568) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 120 people staying at the STAR hotel.
The ratio of adults to children is 3:2.
3x+2x = 120
5x = 120
x = 24
# of adults = 3x = 72
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The ratio of females to males is 5:1 for adults
5x+x = 72
6x = 72
x = 12 (this is the number of adult males in the hotel)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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and 1:1 for children. How many adult males are staying at the hotel?