You are standing in line to see a movie. Five more people are ahead of you in line than are behind you. Four times as many people are in line as the number of people who are behind you.
A: How many people are ahead of you in line?
B: How many people are in line including you?

Question

You are standing in line to see a movie. Five more people are ahead of you in line than are behind you. Four times as many people are in line as the number of people who are behind you.
A: How many people are ahead of you in line?
B: How many people are in line including you?

anonymous · Answer

try making a system of equations. say x is the number of people in front of you and y is the number of people behind you

anonymous · Answer

so 5 more people ahead of yo then behind you so x =y +5

anonymous · Answer

four times as many people in line as the people behind you so so x+y+1 = 4y

anonymous · Answer

the number of people behind and in front of you plus you = 4 times the number of people behind

anonymous · Answer

now solve the system of equations