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?

45

30

15

10

Answer 1

so let x = women and

15x = men

then you have

x + 15x = 48

so now you can solve for x and find how many men and women were in the group.

Answer 2

so subtract both sides by 15?

Answer 3

Campbell is right and x=3 in his formula

Answer 4

so if x is the number of woman, and 48 is the total of people..

Answer 5

no add the like terms

x + 15x = 48

so

16x = 48

divide both sides by 16 and you find x, the number of woman...

multiply it by 15 to find the number of men.

Answer 6

45

Answer 7

oops men = 45, women = 3

Answer 8

so you are correct

Answer 9

Genius

Answer 10

thank you

Answer 11

campbell