Question 1122763
Hi

On a bus there were 54 passengers. There were 4 more boys than girls on the bus. 1/5 of the adult passengers and 1/6 of the children passengers were equal to 10. 

How many boys were on the bus.

thanks
<pre>This is EXTREMELY easy and doesn't have to be as COMPLEX as some may make it out to be.
Let number of boys be B
Then number of girls = B - 4
Number of children: boys + girls = B + B - 4, or 2B - 4
Also, number of adults = 54 - (2B - 4) = 58 - 2B
We then get the following: {{{matrix(1,3, (1/5) * (58 - 2B) + (1/6) * (2B - 4), "=", 10)}}}
Solve this for B, and you should get: {{{highlight_green(matrix(1,2, 14, boys))}}}
That's ALL!! Nothing more, nothing less!