Problema Solution

There are 302 residents in a town. There are 34 women more than men and 60 more children than women. How many many women are there?

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Let

m = number of men

w = number of women

c = number of children

m + w + c = 302

w = m + 34

c = w + 60

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m = 58 men

w = 92 women

c = 152 children

There are 92 women.