Last year, each Capulet wrote 4 essays, each Montague wrote 6 essays, and both families wrote 100 essays in total.
This year, each Capulet wrote 8 essays, each Montague wrote 12 essays, and both families wrote 200 essays in total.
How many Capulets and Montagues are there?
Choose 1 answer:
A: There is not enough information to determine the exact number of Capulets and Montagues.
B: The given information describes an impossible situation.
C: There are 16 Capulets and 6 Montagues.
D: There are 6 Capulets and 16 Montagues

Respuesta :

Answer: There are 16 Capulets and 6 Montaques.

Step-by-step explanation:Other choices were either less than or greater than 200 multiplied by each other. If we do 16x8 which is 128 for the Capulets. Also, if we do 12x6 which is 72 for the Montaques. 128+72=200 essays in total