There were some people on a train. 19 people got off the train at the first stop. 17 people get on the train. Now there is 63 pe

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3 years ago

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ople on the train. How many people were on the train to begin with?

2 answers:

Rainbow [258] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-03T09:02:56+03:00

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Answer:

65 people

Step-by-step explanation:

Well, we need to work backward,

63 on the train and 17 got on so we do 63 - 17 = 46

Then 19 got off so 46 + 19 = 65

Hence, 65 people were on the train on the first stop.

maria [59] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-03T07:43:45+03:00

maria [59]3 years ago

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Answer:

65 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to work backwards.

We end with 63 people, and at the stop we lost 19 people and gained 17.

$x - 19 + 17 = 63\\$ ; if x = # people at the beginning

$x - 19 + 17 = 63\\x - 2 = 63\\x = 65$

There were 65 people on the train to begin with.