document.write( "Question 1108975: At a baseball game there were twice as many women as men. There were 3 times as many children as adults. There were 3600 people at the baseball game. How many children were at the game? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #723990 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! At a baseball game there were twice as many women as men. There were 3 times as many children as adults. There were 3600 people at the baseball game. How many children were at the game? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Equations:: \n" ); document.write( "w = 2m \n" ); document.write( "c = 3(w+m) = 3(2m)+3m = 9m \n" ); document.write( "m + w + c = 3600 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substute and solve for \"m\":: \n" ); document.write( "m + 2m + 9m = 3600 \n" ); document.write( "12m = 3600 \n" ); document.write( "m = 300 (# of men) \n" ); document.write( "w = 2m = 600 (# of women) \n" ); document.write( "c = 9m = 2700 (# of children) \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |