Question

In a party, some guests had coffee and the others had tea. The number of people who preferred coffee was two-thirds of those who preferred tea. If the number of cups of tea served were 5 more than the number of cups of coffee, find the total number of guests present.​

Answer 1

Answer:

25

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no of people who preferred tea be x

then no of people who took coffee = 2x/3

if no of cups of tea is 5 more than coffee so 5 men more preferred tea than coffee

so

x - 2x/3 = 5

3x -2x /3 = 5

x /3 = 5

x = 5*3

x=15

no of people who took tea = x =15

no of people who took coffee = 2x/3 = 2*15/3= 2*5= 10

total no of people = 15+10 = 25