Question

the attendance at a rugby game is as follows no. of men:no. of women:no. of children = 17:9:12
Given that there are 3512 more men than women work out the number of children attending the game

Answer 1

Answer: Number of children is 5268

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

The ratio of men to women to children is given by

17:9:12

So,

Number of men be 17x

Number of women be 9x

Number of children 12x

According to question, we have there are 3512 more men than women ,

so,

$17x-9x=3512\\\\8x=3512\\\\x=\frac{3512}{8}\\\\x=439$

So, Number of children is given by

$12x=12\times 439=5268$

Answer 2

Answer:

The number of children who attend the game are:

                   5268

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of number of men to number of women to the number of children is given by:

           17:9:12

Let x be a constant such that we may define:

Number of men are: 17x

Number of women are: 9x

and the number of children are: 12x

There are 3512 more men than women.

This means that:

        17x-9x=3512

i.e.    8x=3512

i.e.  x=439

Hence, the number of children who attend the game are:

           12x=12×439

               = 5268