Question

At a party, 3/8 of the people were children and the rest were adults. Given that there were 40 more adults than children, what was the total number of people at the Party? ​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let x is the total number of people

children= 3x/8

3x/8+3x/8+40=x

40=x-6x/8

40=x-3x/4

160=4x-3x

x=160