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On Saturday 1/8 of people who visited were senior citizen and 1/8 for infants 1/4 were children and 1/2 were adults how many of each group visited the zoo on Saturday

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Answer:[tex]4,012\ senior\ citizen[/tex][tex]4,012\ infants[/tex][tex]8,024\ children[/tex][tex]16,048\ adults[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:The complete question isOn Saturday,1/8 of the people who visited were senior citizens,1/8 were infants,1/4 were children,and 1/2 were adults.How many of each group visited the zoo on Saturday? It's has to equal to 32,096 peoplewe know that1/8 of people were senior citizen 1/8 were infants1/4 were children1/2 were adultsTo find out how many of each group visited the zoo on Saturday, multiply the total of people by the fraction of each groupso[tex]\frac{1}{8}(32,096)= 4,012\ senior\ citizen[/tex][tex]\frac{1}{8}(32,096)= 4,012\ infants[/tex][tex]\frac{1}{4}(32,096)= 8,024\ children[/tex][tex]\frac{1}{2}(32,096)= 16,048\ adults[/tex]VerifyThe sum of the total of each group must be equal to 32,096 peopleso[tex]4,012+4,012+8,024+16,048=32,096\ people[/tex] ----> is correct