27 of the people in a museum are women.
15 of the remainder are men and the rest are children. There are 630 more children than men. How many people are there in the museum altogether?
| Women |
Men |
Children |
Total |
| 2 |
5 |
7 |
| |
1 |
4 |
|
| 2 u |
1 u |
4 u |
7 |
Fraction of the people that are men and children
= 1 -
27 =
57 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
15 =
45 Total number of people = 7 u
Number of women = 2 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of children = 4 u
Number of more children than men
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
3 u = 630
1 u = 630 ÷ 3 = 210
Total number of people
= 7 u
= 7 x 210
= 1470
Answer(s): 1470
