The capacity of an elevator is either 15 children or 11 adults? If 9 children are currently on the elevator how many adults can still get in?
Word problem about elevator capacity of children vs adults.
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algebra-precalculus
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0Missing information. Please provide all necessary information to solving the problem and we can help you, and I'll remove my downvote. – 2012-04-23
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0It depends on the weight of each person in the elevator, of course. I'm joking, but there is something very strange. Maybe the answer is "the integer part of the number $x$ such that $15/11=9/x$"? – 2012-04-23
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0that is all the info I am given. Also would you kindly remove your dwonvote. – 2012-04-23
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4If 9 children are already in the elevator, I would wait for the next one. – 2012-04-23
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2I think the assumption that all children weigh one amount and all adults weigh some other amount (made by both responders) is a reasonable one, given the problem statement. Given that, it is soluble. – 2012-04-23
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0I misread the question then. I assumed he was trying to solve for the capacity of the elevator. – 2012-04-23
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4@Neil Downvoting for "missing info" isn't fair to the OP if - as likely - the problem was posed this way. It is not uncommon that elementary word problems are posed poorly. – 2012-04-23
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0This question doesn't need downvotes, it needs editing. I will give it a try. – 2012-04-23
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1In addition to editing the problem might benefit from a modicum of effort by the OP? – 2012-04-23
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1At first, I downvoted because *this question sucks!* But after a minute or two, I un-downvoted because the OP doesn't have any control over that. But now I'm thinking about downvoting again, as he hasn't shown any effort. – 2012-04-23