document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230879>Question 230879</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a group of 138 persons, composed of men, women, and children, there are 3 times as many children as men, and twice as many women as men. How many are there of each?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's represent x for the number of men. Therefore we can let 3x represent kids and 2x represent women. There's a total of 138 people so we can write an equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                  x + 3x + 2x = 138\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like terms: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                     6x = 138\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by 6:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                      x = 23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore there are   23 Men<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      69 kids<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                      46 women\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This adds up to 138 people. :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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