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Question 1186535: During school holidays, 1/3 of the pupils in the class visited Malaysia. 1/4 of them visited Indonesia and 1/6 of them visited Thailand. If 3 more pupils visited Indonesia than Thailand, find the number of pupils in the class. Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source):
Let x be the number of pupils in the class.
Write an equation for x as you read the problem
- = 3.
To solve it, multiply both sides by 12. You will get
3x - 2x = 3*12
x = 36.
ANSWER. There are 36 pupils in the class.
Solved.
The engine of the solution are these key words " Write an equation as you read the problem ".
