Question

The population of Linton is 12 times as great as the population off Elmore. the combined population of both town is 9646 people. what is the population of Linton?

Answer 1

If p is the population of Linton, then 12p=population of Elmore.

Then the combined populations of the two is
p+12p=9646 or
13p=9646

Then you divide both sides by 13 to get
p=742
So the population of Linton is 742