Question

the number of men and women who attended a cncert was in the ratio 4:3 .if there were a total of 777 people there, how many men were there??

Answer 1

4x+3x=777
7x=777
x=111
men=444

Answer 2

there were 444 men
4:3 is the given ratio
let the common multiple be x
total no of people is 777
so, 4x + 3x = 777
7x = 777
x = 111
so, no of men = 4x = 4*111
no of men is 444