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At a book fair, ${1 \over 4}{}{}$ of the people bought 1 book. ${3\over 5 }{}{}$ of the remaining

people bought 2 books each and the rest of the people bought 3

books each. A total of 4469 books were sold. How many people

were at the book fair?

RunningManZZ Sep 9, 2021

ElectricPavlov · Answer 1 · 2021-09-09T02:58:00

1/4 x + (x - 1/4x)(3/5) *2 + (x-1/4x)(2/5) * 3 = 4469 solve for 'x'

Guest · Answer 2 · 2021-09-09T05:38:02

let 1/4y people 1x

2 books = 3 * 3/5

= 9/5
5 - 3 = 2
3 books = 3 * 2/5

= 6/5

1x * 1 + 9/5x * 2 = 6/5x * 3 = 4469

5/5x + 18/5x + 18/5x = 4469

4 1/5x = 4469

x = 545

total no. y people

= 4x

= 4 * 545

= 2180