ImNoNewton
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Hello all, this my first post.
Although I'm no Newton, I'm pretty good at math but I've been out of school for a while. I had the following question on an aptitude test earlier today for a career college:
Two men catch 36 fish. Man X caught 5 times more fish then man Y. How many fish did Y catch?
I was under a time limit with no calculator so I thought it over, but being unable to answer, I moved on. The solution I came up with, which I feel is wrong (and thus didn't write down), is: 36 = 5X + Y.
After reading my posting, I can see my answer is wrong but I cannot figure how to represent this very simple question. Please help!
Although I'm no Newton, I'm pretty good at math but I've been out of school for a while. I had the following question on an aptitude test earlier today for a career college:
Two men catch 36 fish. Man X caught 5 times more fish then man Y. How many fish did Y catch?
I was under a time limit with no calculator so I thought it over, but being unable to answer, I moved on. The solution I came up with, which I feel is wrong (and thus didn't write down), is: 36 = 5X + Y.
After reading my posting, I can see my answer is wrong but I cannot figure how to represent this very simple question. Please help!