Are your numbers right? Diana worked on her project for 613 hours, Gabe worked on it for 134 times as long as Diana, and Paula worked on her science project 34 times as long as Diana? Assuming they are, It is false that Diana worked longer on her science project than Gabe worked on his. Tell me if I read the question wrong, I am happy to help.
Answer: 16 men
32 women
38 children
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of men in the group.
Let y represent the number if women in the group.
Let z represent the number of children in the group.
A group of 86 people consist of men women and children. This means that
x + y + z = 86 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
There are twice as many women than there are men. It means that
x = y/2
There are 6 more children than there are women. This means that
z = y + 6
Substituting x = y/2 and z = y + 6 into equation 1, it becomes
y/2 + y + y + 6 = 86
multiplying through by 2, it becomes
y + 2y + 2y + 12 = 172
5y = 172 - 12 = 160
y = 160/5 = 32
x = y/2 = 32/2
x = 16
z = y + 6 = 32 + 6
z = 38
There is more than one answer, but one could be:
1024, 2.
C. is the answer because -159 is a rational number
