Question

Joy organized a wedding. Guests had to choose their meal from beef, chicken or vegetarian.1/3 of the guests chose beef5/12 of the guests chose chicken23 of the guests chose vegetarian How many guests were at the wedding?in detailed steps

Answer 1

Let the number of guests at the wedding be represented by "g"

The number of people who take beef = 1/3*g = g/3

The number of people who opt for chicken = 5/12*g = 5g/12

The number of people who opt for vegetarian = 23

So, g/3 + 5g/12 + 23 = g since "g" is the total guests

Now,we need to solve for g

g/3 + 5g/12 + 23 = g

g-g/3-5g/12 = 23

(12g-4g-5g)/12 = 23

3g = 276

g = 276/3

g = 92

Total number of guests at the wedding = 92