Question

Fun Land theme park has a total of 140 males and females who are employed at the park. If the number of males is 20 more than twice the number of females, how many males are employed at the park? 40 60 100 110

Answer 1

Set up the equation...

140 total so males + females = 140

the number of males is 20 more than twice of what the females are so

M = 2F + 20

M + F = 140

we know M = 2F + 20 so

2F + 20 + F = 140

can you solve for F?

Answer 2

nope ):

Answer 3

No problem we'll walk through it....do you understand what I have done so far??

Answer 4

yessss

Answer 5

Okay great...then you have a basic understanding of how to do it!

so we're at

2F + 20 + F = 140

We want to solve for F (females) after that we solve for M (Males like the question asks

2F + 20 + F = 140

we combine like terms

2F + 1F = 3F right?

so we have

3F + 20 = 140

now lets subtract 20 from both sides...this will isolate 3F

3F + 20 = 140
-20 -20

3F = 120

now divide both sides by 3 to solve for F

3F = 120
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3 3

F = 40 right

Make sense so far?

Answer 6

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh okay thank you so much (:

Answer 7

Not quite done yet...that solved for Females...the question asked for males....so how many males are there?

Answer 8

120?

Answer 9

If there are 140 people in total...and 40 are female...how many are male?

Answer 10

100

Answer 11

There you go...did that make sense or do you need more explanation?

Answer 12

it
makes sense (: