document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=35460>Question 35460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/9 of the people in a stadium are men. 3/8 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 400 more children than women. How many people are there in the stadium altogether? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of people in the stadium be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of men is (1/9)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of women is (3/8)[(8/9)x)]= (1/3)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of children is (1/3)x+400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "men + women + children= all in the stadium<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/9) x + (1/3) x + (1/3) x + 400 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7/9) x + 400 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (2/9) x = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x= 1800 (number of people in the stadium)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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