Question

A
A host has arranged 2 bowls of soup for every
for every three

guests, one bowl of main dish for every four guests,
and a bowl of dessert for every five guests. There are
134 bowls of food at the party. Find the number of
guests at the party.​

Answer 1

Answer:-

x=60

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of guests be x. Then,

Number of bowls of rice =

2

x

Number of bowls of dal =

3

x

Number of bowls of meat =

4

x

∴

2

x

+

3

x

+

4

x

=65

⟹

12

6x+4x+3x

=65

⟹

12

13x

=65

⟹x=60