SOLUTION: exactly 830 people took part in a local fund raising eent. The number of adults was 80 more than twice the number of children. If there 278 men, how many women were there?

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Question 499914: exactly 830 people took part in a local fund raising eent. The number of adults was 80 more than twice the number of children. If there 278 men, how many women were there?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+2x+80=830
3x=830-80
3x=750
x=250 children
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830-250=580 adults
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580-278=302 women