Question 1189796
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You're standing in a line-up at the movie theatre. If 40% of the people in line are in front of you 
and 584% of the people in the line are behind you, then the total number of people in the queue is 

a) 36 b) 60 c) 99 d) 100e) 167
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584%  is  TOOOOOOOOOOOOO  much.



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If the correct number is 58.4% then the solution is as follows.


Let x be the number of people in the line.


From the given part, we have this equation


    0.4x + 1 + 0.584x = x,

or

    1 = x - 0.4x - 0.584x

    1 = (1-0.4-0.584)x

    1 = 0.016x

    x = {{{1/0.016}}} = 62.5 persons in the line.


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