At a neighborhood picnic, the kids found a long rope and had a tug of war. one side had twice as many kids as the other side, so

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At a neighborhood picnic, the kids found a long rope and had a tug of war. one side had twice as many kids as the other side, so

three adults helped out the side with fewer kids. With the adults, that side had a total of 11 people. How many kids were on the other side?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Ipatiy [6.2K] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-06T11:28:26+03:00

Ipatiy [6.2K]3 years ago

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Answer:

16 children

Step-by-step explanation:

If you do:

11-3=8

8×2=16

I hope you understood

vfiekz [6] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-06T09:59:39+03:00

vfiekz [6]3 years ago

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Hey there!

On the one side that had more kids, it had 16 kids.

Work:

11 - 3(Adults) = 8(Kids left)

Twice as many without the adults

8 x 2 = 16

Hope I was able to help!