Q. Hectors extended family was gathering a reunion. There were 8 sets of aunts and uncles. There were twice as many cousins as uncles. There were two grand parents,and than there was Hector's family of five. How many people were at the reunion?
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A. Do I just add them all to make 21? Or do I mulpite them?
You do both addition and multiplication.
Let's start with the sets of aunt and uncles.
There are going to be 2 people in each set. One person being the aunt, the other is the uncle. To find the total number of aunts and uncles we multiply by 2.
So....
2x8 = 16
Next, we have to find the cousins. It says that there are twice as many cousins as there are uncles. There are 8 uncles so once again we multiply by 2..
2x8 = 16.
Add the grandparents and Hector's family and we get the total.
16 + 16 + 2 + 5 = ????
To find the total number of people at the reunion, we need to add up the number of people in each group.
Hector's family consists of 5 people (Hector, his parents, and two siblings).
There are 8 sets of aunts and uncles, which means there are 2 people per set (1 aunt and 1 uncle). So the total number of aunts and uncles is 8 * 2 = 16 people.
The number of cousins is twice the number of uncles. Since there are 8 sets of uncles, there are 8 * 2 = 16 cousins.
Finally, we have 2 grandparents.
Adding up all the groups, we have:
Hector's family: 5
Aunts and uncles: 16
Cousins: 16
Grandparents: 2
Total number of people at the reunion: 5 + 16 + 16 + 2 = 39
So, there were 39 people at the reunion.
To find the total number of people at the reunion, we need to add up the number of people in each category.
Let's break it down step by step:
1. Aunts and Uncles: There were 8 sets of aunts and uncles. Since a set typically consists of a husband and wife, we can count each set as 2 people. So, 8 sets x 2 people per set = 16 people.
2. Cousins: There were twice as many cousins as uncles. Since we have already determined that there were 8 sets of uncles and aunts, we can calculate the number of cousins by multiplying 8 sets by 2 cousins per set = 16 cousins.
3. Grandparents: There were two grandparents. We will count them as 2 people.
4. Hector's family: Hector's family consisted of 5 people, including Hector himself.
To find the total number of people at the reunion, add up the number of people in each category:
16 people (uncles and aunts) + 16 people (cousins) + 2 people (grandparents) + 5 people (Hector's family) = 39 people.
Therefore, there were 39 people at the reunion.