Hint
It doesn't actually matter how many men or women there were.
Answer
17,760 dollars.
If there were M men, then there were (3552 - M) women.
So one ninth of the men each received 45 dollars and one twelve of the women each received 60 dollars. So the total received was:
= 45 x 1 x M + 60 x 1 x (3552 - M)
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9 12
Simplify the two fractions by dividing the 45 by 9, and the 60 by 12 respectively.
= 5 x M + 5 x (3552 - M)
= 5M + 17760 - 5M
= 17760
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Puzzle 2
In Farmer Donald's hay loft there are a number of ants, mice and chickens.
There are ten times as many ants as there are mice, and there are four times as many mice as there are chickens.
Answers
foo + tpr + int = footprint
som + ewh + ere = somewhere
pin + eap + ple = pineapple
tec + hni + que = technique
ref + ere + nce = reference
pro + fes + sor = professor
bio + gra + phy = biography
clo + ckw + ise = clockwise
bar + ome + ter = barometer