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  • 10-04-2017
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5/7 of the people in a movie theater are women. If there are 78 women more than men, how many people are there in the movie theater?

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  • 10-04-2017
5 out of 7 are women
7-5=2

men:women=2:5
5-2=3
3 more units women than men
78=women more tha men
78=3units
divide both sides by 3
26=1unit
7unit=all
26=1unit
times 7 oth sides
182=7unit

there are 182 people in theater
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Аноним Аноним
  • 10-04-2017
There are 182 people.
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