75% of the passengers on a ferry were adults. 40% of the rest were girls. There were 168 more adults than boys. Some adults got off the ferry, after which 40% of the passengers were children. How many adults got off the ferry?
+14913 How many adults got off the ferry?
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\(f=a+g+b\\ a=0.75f\\ 0.25f=b+g\\ a=b+168\\ g=0.4\cdot 0.25f\\ g+b=0,4(f-168)\)
\(g+b=0.25f=0.4(f-168)\\ 0.25f=0.4f-67.2\\ 0.15f=67.2\\ f=448\\ \color{blue}a=336\)
336 adults got off the ferry.
No!
I have to think again.
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+14913 How many adults got off the ferry?
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\(f=a+g+b\\ a=0.75(a+g+b)\\ 0.25f=b+g\\ a=b+168\\ 0.4(f-x)=g+b\\ 0.25f=0.4f-0.4x \)
\(0.15f=0.4x\\x=0.375f\\ f=b+168+b+g\\ 4b+4g=2b+g+168\\2b+3g=168\)
to be continued
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Let the total number of people on the ferry==T
0.75T ==adults
0.25T ==children
0.40 * 0.25T ==0.10T are girls
0.25T - 0.10T ==0.15T are boys.
0.75T - 0.15T ==168
0.60T ==168
T ==168 / 0.60 ==280 people on the ferry.
0.10 x 280 ==28 girls on the ferry
0.15 x 280 ==42 boys on the ferry
28 + 42 ==70 children on the ferry
280 - 70 ==210 adults on the ferry
70 / 0.40 ==175 people remained
280 - 175 ==105 adults left the ferry, or 1/2 of adults left the ferry.
210 - 105 ==105 adults remained on the ferry
105 adults + 70 children ==175 people remained on the ferry.
