Have trouble with math mixtures problem!!
AT a family reunion, the average age of all those present was 45 years. If the two oldest people, aged 86 and 84 years, had not been present, the average age would have been 41 years. How many peoeple were at the reunion.
Add up the total of all the ages. You have for x people,
41(x-2) + 86+84 = 45x
22 people. Thank you, this help will help me so much for future questions
To solve this math mixture problem, we need to set up a system of equations based on the information given.
Let's assume there were "x" people at the family reunion.
First, we know that the average age of all those present was 45 years. This means that the sum of all the ages is equal to 45 times the number of people:
Sum of all ages = 45x
Next, we know that if the two oldest people, aged 86 and 84 years, had not been present, the average age would have been 41 years. This means that the sum of the remaining people's ages would be equal to 41 times the remaining number of people:
Sum of remaining ages = 41(x - 2)
Now, we can set up a system of equations:
Equation 1: Sum of all ages = 45x
Equation 2: Sum of remaining ages = 41(x - 2)
We can simplify Equation 2:
Sum of remaining ages = 41x - 82
Now, we can substitute the equations:
45x = 41x - 82
Solving for "x":
45x - 41x = -82
4x = -82
x = -82/4
x = -20.5
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