Guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 A rich aristocrat decided that he would give every man $45 and every woman $60. Only one ninth of the men and only one twelfth of the women collected their dues. How much money did the aristocrat spend if there were 3552 people in total? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 A rich aristocrat decided that he would give every man $45 and every woman $60. Only one ninth of the men and only one twelfth of the women collected their dues. How much money did the aristocrat spend if there were 3552 people in total? how you split the men and women, the old guy pays $17760. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) how you split the men and women, the old guy pays $17760. I agree with the Wahoo.....OH MY Edited November 25, 2008 by HokieKen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 simple math equations: Let x be the number of women and y the number of men: The aristocrat spent 45*y/9 + 30*x/12 dollars which is equivalent to 5(x+y)$ = 5*3552$ = 17760$ like Cherry Lane said. So no matter how u split men and women, the answer is the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A rich aristocrat decided that he would give every man $45 and every woman $60. Only one ninth of the men and only one twelfth of the women collected their dues.
How much money did the aristocrat spend if there were 3552 people in total?
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