SOLUTION: There were 3/5 as many children as adults on a bus. At the next stop, 3 children boarded and 2 adults alighted from the bus. Then, there were 5/6 as many children as adults on t
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Question 868567: There were 3/5 as many children as adults on a bus. At the next stop, 3 children boarded and 2 adults alighted from the bus. Then, there were 5/6 as many children as adults on the bus. How many children were there on the bus at first ? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):