Question

16. A group of people were asked to name their favourite colour. Half the people said White one-fourth said Black, one-eighth said Red and 5 said Blue. How many people were there in the group?​

Answer 1

Answer:

20

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Let total number of people be x

½x + ¼x + ⅛x + 5 = x

Then we will transpose 5 and it will become -5

½x + ¼x + ⅛x= x-5 ( Take LCM on both side and solve it)

You will get the answer

Answer is 40