Question

a group of people were asked to name there favourite colour.Half of the people said white,one fourth said Black,one eight said red and 5 said blue.How many people were there in the group?​

Answer 1

Answer:

40 people

Step-by-step explanation:

let total number of people be x

so white + black + red + blue = x

x/2 + x/4 + x/8 + 5 = x

lcm = 8

so 4x + 2x + x + 40 = 8x

7x + 40 = 8x

40 = 8x - 7x

x = 40

Answer 2

answer= 40

x

w+b +r + b=x