Question

There are 500 passengers on a train.

7/20 of the passengers are men.

40% of the passengers are women.

The rest of the passengers are children.

Work out the number of children on the train?

*Please show working

Answer 1

7/20 = 0.35 = 35%=500x.35 =170 men
40%=.40x500 =200 women
200+170=370 
500-370
130 children