37 of the people in a museum are women.
14 of the remainder are men and the rest are children. There are 500 more children than men. How many people are there in the museum altogether?
| Women |
Men |
Children |
Total |
| 3 |
4 |
7 |
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 3 u |
1 u |
3 u |
7 |
Fraction of the people that are men and children
= 1 -
37 =
47 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
14 =
34 Total number of people = 7 u
Number of women = 3 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of children = 3 u
Number of more children than men
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 500
1 u = 500 ÷ 2 = 250
Total number of people
= 7 u
= 7 x 250
= 1750
Answer(s): 1750
