There are 6 times as many people as chairs at the computer workshop. 125 people had to stand. How many people were at the computer workshop?

Answer 1

Let x be the number of chairs. That means the number of people is 6x. If you want to know how many are standing, you take the total number of people and subtract the number of chairs, That means:

6x - x = 125

5x = 125

x = 25

So there are 25 chairs and the number of people is 6•25 = 150