Question

There is the same number of men and women on a city bus when it departs from the station. At Grubb Street,8 men get off the bus and nobody gets on.After the Grubb Street stop,there are twice as many women as men on the bus.How many women are on the bus?
A.4 B.6 C.8 D.12 E.16

Answer 1

e

Answer 2

e would be the correct number.!

Answer 3

ok so there is as many men as women right?

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

@mandonut Please refrain from just giving out the answer. It really doesn't help anyone

Answer 6

please help me

Answer 7

@mandonut please i need ur help

Answer 8

alright well next step is

Answer 9

go on

Answer 10

eight guys get off. right

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

so now there is less men than women

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

so eight minus 16 is 8

Answer 15

how did you got 16

Answer 16

well then you would do process of elimination at least that is what i did.

Answer 17

is there any other way

Answer 18

well yess the hard way would be to write out the equation.

Answer 19

what would the equation be

Answer 20

just a second.

Answer 21

actually i think elimination is the only way there is not enough for me to write an equation.

Answer 22

okay proceed

Answer 23

proceed with what?
do the process of elimination..

Answer 24

yes

Answer 25

yeahh do it.

Answer 26

wait so when you subtract it with every number it has to = 8