SOLUTION: 40% of the population of a town are men, 35% are women, and the remaining are children. If the number of children is 28,000,what is total population of the town?
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Question 808651: 40% of the population of a town are men, 35% are women, and the remaining are children. If the number of children is 28,000,what is total population of the town? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! p=m+w+c,
.4p=m,
.35p=w,
c=28000
.25p=28000
p/4=28000
p=112000
c=28000., m=44800., p=112000., w=39200.
