It was gotten from basic primary textbook for 10 year old kids but most adults could not solve it. Try your luck and see
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X= number of people in the train
X-19...
X+17..
X=63..

A bit confusing though, try doing from the back.
It should be just 63-17+19=65

olatola00:
X= number of people in the train
X-19
X-19+17
X=63

Did you SERIOUSLY write 27?! Yeah lucky you edited your post fast. Even now you are still bloody WRONG.

Answer is 65

65 people .
Since 17 people get on d train and make it 63. Remove the 17 people that get on the train and replacing it with the 19 that get off will make it 65.

simple!! 65!!!!











I peeped from the post above me!!!! hahaha!

The answer is 65.

saying the answer is useless since it's been said

65....

maths stinks

Let the initial number of people on the train be X

So X-19 = Y

Let Y be the number of people who remain after 19 people get off

Therefore we have

Y+17 = 63

Y = 63-17 =46

X-19= 46

X = 46 + 19 = 65

LOL, 17+46=63 46+19=65

Septre:
Let the initial number of people on the train be X

So X-19 = Y

Let Y be the number of people who remain after 19 people get off

Therefore we have

Y+17 = 63

Y = 63-17 =46

X-19= 46

X = 46 + 19 = 65

100%. In Maths,showing the steps to solving the problem gets you more marks. Kudos

This is easy na. Lemme call NwaAmaikpe to answer this

This is easy na. Lemme call NwaAmaikpe to answer this

I am not a mathematician so I can't use xyz to calculate.

The current 63 people minus the last 17 people that got on equals 46

46 people plus the 19 people that first got off the train gives you 65 people.

So there were 65 people initially on the train before 19 people got off and 17 people got on.

65 - 19 + 17 = 63

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Naturalwaves

46....Final answer

StarBukola:
Naturalwaves

If there were X people initially on the train,
The required equation is...
X - 19 + 17 = 63
X= 63 + 19 - 17
X = 65.
Therefore, there were 65 people on the train to start with.

Septre:
Let the initial number of people on the train be X

So X-19 = Y

Let Y be the number of people who remain after 19 people get off

Therefore we have

Y+17 = 63

Y = 63-17 =46

X-19= 46

X = 46 + 19 = 65

Crook method .

Your equation one is totally wrong .the question did not make known the number of people in the train on till the third statement .every statement make and equation or expression .


I give you E8

naturalwaves:

If there were X people initially on the train,
The required equation is...
X - 19 + 17 = 63
X= 63 + 19 - 17
X = 65.
Therefore, there were 65 people on the train to start with.

This man solve it better .

Long story short. 2 people got of the train

63 + 2 = 65

Shikena!

65.

final answer is 65

let the initial number be x
19 get off the train, it remain x-19
17 get on the train, then it becomes x-19+17= 63 and this are the people that gets to the destination, then,
x-2=63
x=63+2
x=65

answer is some people

61 is obviously the answer

naturalwaves:

If there were X people initially on the train,
The required equation is...
X - 19 + 17 = 63
X= 63 + 19 - 17
X = 65.
Therefore, there were 65 people on the train to start with.

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