the answer is D, because the “ a “ thats alone has an invisible one in front of it, so it’ll be 1a+2a+3a+4a
Answer:
S₃ = 37
Step-by-step explanation:
given a₁ = 16 and r =
, then
a₂ = a₁ ×
= 16 ×
= 12
a₃ = a₂ ×
= 12 ×
= 9
then
S₃ = a₁ + a₂ + a₃ = 16 + 12 + 9 = 37
Let the number of men and the number of women in the beginning be x and y
Now,
Now, In 2nd case,
No. Of men=x-63 and no. Of women =y-12
Now,the ratio becomes
Now,we have, 2x=5y
Putting the value of Y=56 in 2x=5y,we get,

Hence, the number of men was 140 and the no. of women was 56
Hi...I am from India.. Where are you from?