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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?

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    Missing 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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    It 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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    that is all the info I am given. Also would you kindly remove your dwonvote.2012-04-23
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    If 9 children are already in the elevator, I would wait for the next one.2012-04-23
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    I 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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    I misread the question then. I assumed he was trying to solve for the capacity of the elevator.2012-04-23
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    @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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    This question doesn't need downvotes, it needs editing. I will give it a try.2012-04-23
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    In addition to editing the problem might benefit from a modicum of effort by the OP?2012-04-23
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    At 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

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