Question

Team one had 4 times less people than team two. After 6 people quit team two and 12 people were transferred from team two to team one, both teams became equal. How many people were there in team one?
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Answer 1

Answer:

There were 10 people in team one.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x= team one.

Let y= team two

Because there four times less people in team one than in two we know that x=(1/4)y

After 6 people quit and 12 people transfer from team two, the two teams become equal. Therefore, x + 12 = y - 6 - 12.

You can then insert the initial equation for x into the second equation and know that there were 10 people in team one and 40 people in team two.