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Ryan's party was 4 times as huge as Taylor's birthday party. If both parties combined had 240 people, how many people were there at Ryan's party?
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How many people were at Taylor's party? ** To get the number of people at Taylor's party, we'll assume there were n people at his party.
How many people were at Ryan's party? ** The total number of people at Ryan's party is 4*n, four times the number of attendees at Taylor's party.
How many people were at both parties combined? ** Combined, there were 4n+n = 240 people at both parties.
How many people were at both parties combined? ** This translates to 5n=240.
How many people were at Taylor's party? ** The total number of people at Taylor's party is n=240/5
How many people were at Taylor's party? ** There were n=<<48=48>>48 people at Taylor's party.
How many people were at Ryan's party? ** Since Ryan's party was 4 times as huge as Taylor's party, at Ryan's party, there were 48*4 = <<48*4=192>>192 people.
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