Problema Solution

twice as many people visited the doctor because of caugh than earache. total was 45 million.

x represents earaches, and caugh

equasion relating to 45 million

solve to determine for an earache

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'x' represent the number of people in millions who visited the doctor because of earaches, then '2x' represents the number of people in millions who visited the doctor because of coughs


45 = x+2x

45 = 3x

x = 45/3 = 15


15*2 = 30


15 million people visited the doctor for earaches