Matthias Tan's answer to Jean Oh's Primary 6 Maths question.

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Matthias Tan
Matthias Tan's answer
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1st equation is formed because of the 1:1 ratio whereby the men are all present and 10 women left.
3u+10 is derived as the initial number of men present because of the 3:5 ratio after 10 men left