38 of the people in a museum are men.
15 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 540 more children than women. How many people are there in the museum altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 3 |
5 |
8 |
| |
1 |
4 |
|
| 3 u |
1 u |
4 u |
8 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
38 =
58 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
15 =
45 Total number of people = 8 u
Number of men = 3 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of children = 4 u
Number of more children than women
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
3 u = 540
1 u = 540 ÷ 3 = 180
Total number of people
= 8 u
= 8 x 180
= 1440
Answer(s): 1440
