document.write( "Question 634522: Two seventh of the people in a park are children. There are 45 more adults than children. How many people are there altogether? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #399682 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( "Children = c \n" ); document.write( "Adult = a\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Two seventh of the people in a park are children \n" ); document.write( "(Adult+children)(2/7)=children \n" ); document.write( "(a+c)(2/7)=c \n" ); document.write( "(2)(a+c)/7=c \n" ); document.write( "(2)(a+c)=c*7.................(1) \n" ); document.write( "There are 45 more adults than children \n" ); document.write( "a=c+45.......................(2) \n" ); document.write( "Substitute the value of a from (2) to (1) \n" ); document.write( "(2)(a+c)=c*7.................(1) \n" ); document.write( "(2)(c+45+c)=c*7 \n" ); document.write( "2c+90+2c=7c \n" ); document.write( "4c+90=7c \n" ); document.write( "4c-7c=-90 \n" ); document.write( "-3c=-90 \n" ); document.write( "-3c/-3=-90/-3 \n" ); document.write( "c=30 \n" ); document.write( "Put the value of c in (2) \n" ); document.write( "a=c+45.......................(2) \n" ); document.write( "a=30+45 \n" ); document.write( "a=75\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Children = c = 30 \n" ); document.write( "Adult = a = 75 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |