Question

The number of men in a tour group is 15 times the number of women. If there are 48 people in the group, how many are men?

Answer 1

45

30

15

10

Answer 2

well let's imagine that the number of men = x and the number of women = y
we have x = (15) y
and x + y = 48

Answer 3

ok then?

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

so u have this system:
x = 15y
x + y = 48

you have x = 15y so you can say 15y + y = 48
i just plugin x = 15y in the second equation.

Answer 6

can you the rest?

Answer 7

@iGreen

Answer 8

ok lets start with 5 ok so try (5*15)+5

Answer 9

@usitdown just you need to solve for y:
15y + y = 48

Answer 10

does that work?

Answer 11

@usitdown you there?

Answer 12

yea

Answer 13

im confussed on what pfeh is saying

Answer 14

ya he tryed to make it more complicated than it actually is or needs to be

Answer 15

though his way works very well to and will work for most harder one of this type too

Answer 16

let's start from the beginning,we imagined that the number of men = x and the number of women = y so we had x = 15y and in the question it was written that the number of people is 48 so x + y = 48

Answer 17

Right

Answer 18

do you need my help or has @PFEH.1999 go it?

Answer 19

and we know that x = 15y,besides this we know that x + y = 48
so we can easily write : (15y) + y = 48

Answer 20

Any clue what y equals

Answer 21

try one 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Answer 22

The 4 answer choices are at the top

Answer 23

But they seem all to big

Answer 24

yes they're incorrect!

Answer 25

no there not

Answer 26

No they arent because >>>>>>THOSE ARE THE ANSWER CHOICES<<<<<<<

Answer 27

one of them is correct

Answer 28

ok dont listen to @PFEH.1999

Answer 29

ok?

Answer 30

oh no! i made a mistake! you want the number of men! i thought you want the number of women

Answer 31

Yea @helper99

Answer 32

ok so what 15*1+2 ?

Answer 33

15*1+2=17

Answer 34

hurry!!

Answer 35

so that does not work so lets try

15*2+2

Answer 36

=32

Answer 37

15*3+3=47

Answer 38

48*

Answer 39

48-3=45 which is the answer