Question

3. 1/8 of the passengers of a train were children.If there were 40 children travelling in the train on a certain day, how many adults were there in the train that day?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

1/8(x) = 40

x = 40 / 1/8

x = 320 adults

Answer 2

let the total number of people be x

(1/8 ) x = 40

x = 320

there were 40 children

number of adults = 320-40 =280