17 of the people in a stadium are men.
16 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 640 more children than women. How many people are there in the stadium altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
6 |
7 |
| |
1 |
5 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
5 u |
7 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
17 =
67 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
16 =
56 Total number of people = 7 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of children = 5 u
Number of more children than women
= 5 u - 1 u
= 4 u
4 u = 640
1 u = 640 ÷ 4 = 160
Total number of people
= 7 u
= 7 x 160
= 1120
Answer(s): 1120
