Bunuel wrote:
The population of a village is 6400. If the number of males increased by 40% and that of females increased by 30%, the population becomes 8380. What is the population of females in the town?
(A) 7000
(B) 6000
(C) 6400
(D) 5800
(E) 5600
The population of a village is 6400.Let M = the ORIGINAL number of males in the village
Let F= the ORIGINAL number of females in the village
So, we can write:
M + F = 6400 If the number of males increased by 40% and that of females increased by 30%, the population becomes 8380. So, 1.4M = the RESULTING number of males
And 1.3F = the RESULTING number of females
So, we can write:
1.4M + 1.3F = 8380What is the population of females in the town?We now have the following system of equations:
M + F = 64001.4M + 1.3F = 8380Take the top equation, and multiply both sides by 1.4 to get the following equivalent equation:
1.4M + 1.4F = 89601.4M + 1.3F = 8380Now subtract at the bottom equation from the top equation to get: 0.1F = 580
Solve: F = 580/0.1 = 5800
Answer: D
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