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A brain teaser! At a party of thirty-five people there are twice as many women as children and twice as many children as men. How many of each are there?

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W + c + m = 35

2c = w

Therefore

3c + m = 35

2m = c

Therefore

7m = 35

Therefore

M = 5

5 men, 10 children, 20 women

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Yin And Yang
Yin And Yang commented
That was brilliant my friend! ☺
Ray  Dart
Ray Dart commented
Thank Yin. I was being a bit too algebraic. :)
HelpStop AnimalAbuse
20 women, 10 children and 5 men.

To figure it out, let m be the number of men and you get this equation:

4m + 2m + m = 35
7m = 35
m = 35 ÷ 7
m = 5

Well done!!!!!!!!

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