Sunday, June 15, 2008

maths (p5)

An mrt train left station A with some passengers.At station B ,2/5 of the passengers alighted and 14 passengers boarded the train.At station C ,1/4 of the passengers alighted and 6 passengers loarded the train.There were 75 passengers left in the train.How many passengers were there when the train left station A?

station c=3/4->75-6=69
1/4->69 divide by 3=23
4/4->23x4=92

station b=3/5->92-14=78
1/5=78 divide 3=26
5/5=26x5=130

station A=130 passengers

answer=130 passengers

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