SOLUTION: It is a word problem. I really don't want the answer, I just want to know the steps in which to solve it. Thank you 1/3 of candidates who applied for a job were 25yrs or younger.

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Question 1059833: It is a word problem. I really don't want the answer, I just want to know the steps in which to solve it. Thank you
1/3 of candidates who applied for a job were 25yrs or younger. 2/7 of the candidates were 50yrs old. If 84 people applied for the job , how many were between 25 and 50?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +x+ = people between 25 and 50
+%281%2F3%29%2A84+%2B+x+%2B+%282%2F7%29%2A84+=+84+
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Note that for this to work, the wording must be:
" 2/7 of the candidates were 50 yrs old OR OLDER "

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You meant 50 or older, right?

1%2F3+%2B+2%2F7%22%22=%22%227%2F21+%2B+6%2F21%22%22=%22%2213%2F21 <-- fraction not between 25 and 50

1+-+13%2F21%22%22=%22%2221%2F21+-+13%2F21%22%22=%22%228%2F21 <-- fraction between 25 and 50

expr%288%2F21%29+%2A+84%22%22=%22%22expr%288%2F21%29%2Aexpr%2884%2F1%29+%22%22=%22%22%22%22=%22%2232 <-- the number between 25 and 50.

Edwin