112 of the people in a park are men.
311 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 500 more children than women. How many people are there in the park altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
11 |
12 |
| |
3 |
8 |
|
| 1 u |
3 u |
8 u |
12 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
112 =
1112 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
311 =
811 Total number of people = 12 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 3 u
Number of children = 8 u
Number of more children than women
= 8 u - 3 u
= 5 u
5 u = 500
1 u = 500 ÷ 5 = 100
Total number of people
= 12 u
= 12 x 100
= 1200
Answer(s): 1200
