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you are standing in line at ticket window. there are 5 more people behind you then ahead of you.the total number of people
in line including you is three times the number of people ahead of you . How many people are ahead of you
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Let b = no. of people behind you,
a = no. of people ahead you.
The condition says that
b - a = 5 (1) ("there are 5 more people behind you then ahead of you.")
b + a + 1 = 3a (2) ("the total number of people in line including you is three times the number of people ahead of you")
Subtract and solve for "a":
2a+1 = 3a-5
a = 6
Anser. There are 6 people ahead of you.
