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Aisah
Aisah

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Pls help me.

Date Posted: 5 years ago
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Since there are 4 times more man than woman

Using expression n, man is equal to 4N, woman is equal to n

After 300 man left and 174 woman entered, both genders were equal. Thus,

4n-300 = n+174
3n=474
N=158

Total at the start is, 4n + n = 5n
Thus 5n= 790

Therefore there was 790 people at the start
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Aisah
Aisah
5 years ago
Thank you very much. May I also know why you add 300 and 174? To me 300 men have left, so I think I should minus.
Lee Soon Yang
Lee Soon Yang
5 years ago
So for the expression,

4n-300=n+174

The goal is to make all the n be on the left side and the numbers to be on the right side.

So to move the -300 from the right to the left, i need to add 300 on both side. So,

4n-300 + 300 = n+174 +300
4n = n+474

To move the n from the right side to the left side, i subtract n from both side. So,

4n - n = n + 474 - n
3n = 474

In math, when you write an expression with equal, it means both side are the same. To make changes to one side means you have to make changes to the other side.

Hope this answer your questions :)
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