document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=983348>Question 983348</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3 of the people at a fair wore hats. 1/6 of those who wore hats were men and the rest were<BR>\n" );
document.write( "women. There were 124 more women than menwho wore hats at the fair.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many people did not wear hats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many people were at the fair\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THANK YOU </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #604119 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=604119\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the number of people at the fair, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/3 is the number of people at the fair who wore hats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/6) * (2x/3) = x/9 are men who wore hats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5/6) * (2x/3) = 5x/9 are women who wore hats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/9 + 124 = 5x/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/9 = 124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 9 * 124 = 1116<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 279<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/3) * 279 = 186<BR>\n" );
document.write( "279 - 186 = 93<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "93 people did not wear hats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "279 people were at the fair <BR>\n" );
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