Question

There are 45 people living in a building out of these,1/3 men, 1/5 are the women and the rest are children. Find the number of men, women and children living in the building.
please also write formula and statement

Answer 1

To find number of men , divide 45 with 3= 15. Number of women =45 divided by 5=9. 45- 15- 9= 21 . Number of men =15. Number of women =9 . Number of children will be 21.