How Many Men Women And Children?

[grasscarp]

120 people attend concert. Men paid £5, women £2, children 10p. If takings are £120 how many men, women and children attended.
I have spent a couple of hours yesterday and today on this and am going crazy. Any help anyone please.

[scorpiojo]

20 men
9 women
20 children....I think

[scorpiojo]

Noooooo...must read question properly.....

[grasscarp]

Thank you for posting Scorpio. I got all excited when I saw it was you.....

[scorpiojo]

..and I got all excited when I thought I'd solved it ...shame I missed the first sentence ;o))

[sandyRoe]

I would have said that if Scorpiojo hadn't beaten me to it.
20 men@ £5=100. 9 women @ £2=18 .20children @ 10p=£2.
Total. £120.

[sandyRoe]

I must be still half asleep.

[scorpiojo]

..just one tiny problem, Sandy..the first sentence

[Mamyalynne]

17 men @ £5 = £85
15 women @ £2 = £30
50 Children @10p = £5

[Mamyalynne]

which I also missed , lol

[grasscarp]

The closest I got was 13 men, 23 women and 84 children which was takings of £119.40....... so 60p out

[agchristie]

17 men
13 women
90 children

85+26+9

[grasscarp]

ag you are a star. I dont know how you did it but THANK YOU!

[agchristie]

10 mins of trial,error and luck!

It was a good one!

[Mamyalynne]

Well done ag.

[grasscarp]

I can put my 4 x A4 pages of scribblings in paper salvage..... Ag has saved my sanity.

[agchristie]

Thanks Mamya.

Nothing worse than torment Grasscarp!