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 .

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/2 were adults
1/2 of those were women, so
+1%2F2+%2A+1%2F2+=+1%2F4+ of all the people were were women
Let +x+ = the total number of people
+%281%2F4%29%2Ax+=+78+
+x+=+312+
312 people total were at the concert