18 of the people in a stadium are men.
17 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 850 more children than women. How many people are there in the stadium altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
7 |
8 |
| |
1 |
6 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
6 u |
8 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
18 =
78 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
17 =
67 Total number of people = 8 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of children = 6 u
Number of more children than women
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
5 u = 850
1 u = 850 ÷ 5 = 170
Total number of people
= 8 u
= 8 x 170
= 1360
Answer(s): 1360
