on a boat tour there are half as many children there are as adults. ther are 40 people on the tour how many children are there

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To determine the number of children on the boat tour, we need to use the information given and set up an equation.

Let's assume the number of adults on the tour is 'A' and the number of children is 'C'.

According to the given information, "there are half as many children as there are adults." This can be expressed as:

C = 1/2 * A

The total number of people on the tour is 40. So, we also know:

A + C = 40

We can substitute the value of C from the first equation into the second equation:

A + (1/2 * A) = 40

Simplifying the equation:

3/2 * A = 40

Now, let's solve for A:

A = 40 * 2/3
A = 80/3
A ≈ 26.67

Since the number of adults must be a whole number, we can round it to the nearest integer, which gives us A = 27.

Substituting this value back into the equation C = 1/2 * A:

C = 1/2 * 27
C = 13.5

However, since the number of children must also be a whole number, we can round it to the nearest integer, which gives us C = 14.

Therefore, there are 14 children on the boat tour.

19m5

sorry, 3 doesn't divide 40 evenly

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