Question

3/8 of the people at a funfair were children. 3/4 of the remaining people were men. there were 140 more children than women. how many people went to the funfair?

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

So 3/8 + 3/4 is the same as 3/8 + 6/8 as 3/4 is changed to 6/8 as the bottom was multiplied by 2 to get the 8 so the top must also be multiplied by 2 so it is the same fraction which gives you 6

Answer 3

don't you have to do 3/4 x 5/8 first?