In a party, there are people. There are twice as many women as children and twice as many children as men. How many children are there?
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Let c be the number of children, m be the number of men and w be the number of women. So the equations are
w = 2 c ( 1 )
c = 2 m ( 2 )
c + w + m = 3 5 ( 3 )
From ( 2 ) , we get m = 2 c . Then ,
c + w + m = 3 5
c + 2 c + 2 c = 3 5
c = 1 0