19 of the people in a park are men.
18 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 840 more children than women. How many people are there in the park altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
8 |
9 |
| |
1 |
7 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
7 u |
9 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
19 =
89 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
18 =
78 Total number of people = 9 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of children = 7 u
Number of more children than women
= 7 u - 1 u
= 6 u
6 u = 840
1 u = 840 ÷ 6 = 140
Total number of people
= 9 u
= 9 x 140
= 1260
Answer(s): 1260
