SOLUTION: The attendance at a rugby game is as follows Number of men : number of women : number of children = 17:9:12 Given that there are 3512 more men than women, work out the number o

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Question 1130544: The attendance at a rugby game is as follows
Number of men : number of women : number of children = 17:9:12
Given that there are 3512 more men than women, work out the number of children attending the game.
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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17x men;  9x women;  and 12x children.


17x - 9x = 3512


8x = 3512


x = 3512/8 = 439


12x = 12*439 = 5268  is the number of children.     ANSWER