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How many people were on the train to begin with?

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There were some people on a train.
19 people get off the train at the first stop.
17 people get on the train.
Now there are 63 people on the train.
How many people were on the train to begin with?

posted May 12, 2016 by Atif

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65 people were on the train to begin with.

answer May 12, 2016 by Hasan Raza
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Let's initially x people on the train
After first stop,
19 get down =-19
17 get up =+17
=>(x-19+17)=63
=>x=65
Ans is 65

answer May 12, 2016 by Jaikumar Bhatia
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Let X be the number of people that were originally on the train, Then
X - 19 + 17 = 63
X = 65

answer May 27, 2016 by anonymous



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