SOLUTION: Half the number of people at a concert were adults and half of the adults were women. If there were 78 women, how many people were at the concert altogether .

Question 1055901: Half the number of people at a concert were adults and half of the adults were women. If there were 78 women, how many people were at the concert altogether .
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/2 were adults
1/2 of those were women, so
of all the people were were women
Let = the total number of people

312 people total were at the concert

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