211 of the people in a stadium are men.
29 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 |
| 2 |
9 |
11 |
| |
2 |
7 |
|
| 2 u |
2 u |
7 u |
11 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
211 =
911 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
29 =
79 Total number of people = 11 u
Number of men = 2 u
Number of women = 2 u
Number of children = 7 u
Number of more children than women
= 7 u - 2 u
= 5 u
5 u = 850
1 u = 850 ÷ 5 = 170
Total number of people
= 11 u
= 11 x 170
= 1870
Answer(s): 1870
