document.write( "Question 729988: At a fund raising service in a church,there were twice as more women as there were men.The men paid $7.5 each and the women paid $5 each.The total cash collected was $3850.How many people were in the church that day? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "At a fund raising service in a church, there were twice as more women as there were men.
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document.write( "In accordance with the problem, we can group men and women in the church in sets,\r\n" );
document.write( "each containing two women and one men each.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Every such group contributes 2*5 + 7.5 = 17.5 dollars into the total 3850 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the number of such groups is  3850/17.5 = 220.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It gives 220 men and 2*220 = 440 women, or 220 + 440 = 660 persons, in total.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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