144 people travel on a bus, including men and women. If the number of men divided by the number of women is 5, what is the number of men traveling on the bus?

Answer 1

Let the number of men be x, and the number of women be y.
We are given that x + y = 144.
Since the number of men divided by the number of women is 5, we can write the equation as x/y = 5.
Simplifying the equation, we have x = 5y.
Substituting this value into the first equation, we get 5y + y = 144.
Combining like terms, we have 6y = 144.
Dividing both sides of the equation by 6, we find y = 24.
Substituting this value back into the equation x = 5y, we have x = 5(24) = 120.
Therefore, there are 120 men traveling on the bus. Answer: \boxed{120}.