SOLUTION: There are 600 spectators at a tennis match. 114 of them are children and there are twice as much men as women determine how many women there were

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Question 1138092: There are 600 spectators at a tennis match. 114 of them are children and there are twice as much men as women determine how many women there were
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x + 2x + 114 = 600,


3x = 600 - 114 = 486.


x = 486%2F3 = 162.


Answer.  There are 162 women among the spectators.