112 of the people in a stadium are women.
311 of the remainder are men and the rest are children. There are 550 more children than men. How many people are there in the stadium altogether?
Women |
Men |
Children |
Total |
1 |
11 |
12 |
|
3 |
8 |
|
1 u |
3 u |
8 u |
12 |
Fraction of the people that are men and children
= 1 -
112 =
1112 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
311 =
811 Total number of people = 12 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of men = 3 u
Number of children = 8 u
Number of more children than men
= 8 u - 3 u
= 5 u
5 u = 550
1 u = 550 ÷ 5 = 110
Total number of people
= 12 u
= 12 x 110
= 1320
Answer(s): 1320