Question

The population of a village is in the following ratios.

men : children = 11 : 3

women : children = 5 : 2

There are 36 children in the village.

Find the total population of the village.​

Answer 1

the total population of the village is 258

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the number of men be x and number of women be y.

Now, we know there are 36 children. So,

First, we will substitute the value in the men : children ratio.

$\frac{11}{3} = \frac{x}{36}$

$\frac{11 \times 36}{3} = x$

$x = 132$

Now, similarly with the women : children ratio.

$\frac{5}{2} = \frac{y}{36}$

$\frac{5 \times 36}{2} = y$

$y = 90$

Now, the total population of village is :-

132 + 90 + 36 = 258 people

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