SOLUTION: In a group of 108 persons, composed of men, women, and children, there are 3 times as many children as men, and twice as many women as men. How many are there of each?
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Question 374083: In a group of 108 persons, composed of men, women, and children, there are 3 times as many children as men, and twice as many women as men. How many are there of each?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let men be x
women - 2x
children = 3x
...
sum =108
x+2x+3x=108
6x=108
/6
x= 18
18 men
36 women
54 children
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