Number Of Earning People
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Let's suppose there are m men, w women and c children.
As per given data,
m + w + c = 20 ......(1)
3m + 1.5w + 0.5c = 20 .....(2)
Multiply equation (1) by 3 and then subtracting from (2), we get,
5m + 2w = 20.
For m and w to be whole numbers, m must be 2 and w must be 5 satisfying above equation.
Hence, from (1),
c = 20 - 2 - 5 = 13.
To conclude, there are 2 men, 5 women and 13 children.
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