of the total number of spectators at a circus show, 1/4 are men. 2/5 of the remaining number of spectators are women. there are 132 women at the circus show. how many children are at the circus show? I don't know what to do help me!!! :-(
2/5 are women
There are 132 women
Find the total
2/5 = 132/x
2x = 132*5
2x = 660
x = 330
Find how many men there are
1/4 = x/330
4x = 330
x = 82.5
There are about 83 men
132 + 83 + x = 330
x = 115
There are about 115 children at the circus show.
To find the number of children at the circus show, we need to step by step solve the problem:
1. Let's start by finding out the total number of women at the circus show. We are given that there are 132 women, and they represent 2/5 of the remaining number of spectators. So we can set up the equation: (2/5) * Remaining_Spectators = 132.
2. Now, to find the remaining number of spectators, we need to calculate the number of spectators excluding the women. Since 2/5 of the remaining spectators are women, this means that 3/5 of the remaining spectators are not women. So, we can set up another equation: (3/5) * Remaining_Spectators = Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children.
3. Now, let's solve the equation from step 1 to find the value of Remaining_Spectators. Multiply both sides of the equation by (5/2) to isolate Remaining_Spectators.
(2/5) * Remaining_Spectators = 132
Remaining_Spectators = (132 * 5) / 2
Remaining_Spectators = 330
4. We can then use the value of Remaining_Spectators from step 3 to solve the equation from step 2 and find the value of Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children.
(3/5) * Remaining_Spectators = Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children
(3/5) * 330 = Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children
Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children = (3 * 330) / 5
Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children = 198
5. Finally, to find the number of children, we need to subtract the number of men from Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children.
Number_of_Children = Total_Number_of_Men_and_Children - Number_of_Men
Number_of_Children = 198 - Number_of_Men
Since we don't have the original number of men, we cannot find the exact number of children. However, we have now outlined the steps needed to solve the problem once we have the number of men.