The population of a village is 11000. If the number of children increase by 11% and the number of adults increase by 20%, the population becomes 12660. Find the population of children and adults separately in the village.
Correct Answer :
6000, 5000
Solution :
The correct option is 6000, 5000.
Let us find the population of children and adults in the village step-by-step.
Let the initial number of children in the village be and the initial number of adults be .
According to the problem, the total initial population is 11,000. Therefore, we can write our first equation as:
Let this be Equation (1).
Next, we are given that the number of children increases by 11% and the number of adults increases by 20%, making the new total population 12,660.
The new population of children is:
The new population of adults is:
The sum of these new populations is 12,660. This gives us our second equation:
Let this be Equation (2).
To solve this system of linear equations, we can express in terms of using Equation (1):
Now, substitute this expression for into Equation (2):
Expand the equation:
Combine the terms containing :
Subtract 13,200 from both sides:
Divide both sides by -0.09 to solve for :
Thus, the population of children is 6,000.
Now, find the population of adults by substituting the value of back into Equation (1):
Thus, the population of adults is 5,000.
Therefore, the population of children is 6,000 and the population of adults is 5,000.
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