P6 Math: Comparing Percentages of 2 Different Totals

Though 2 percentages are being compared, each percentage represents part of a different total. Such questions are similar to fraction comparisons of 2 different totals ( where the denominator represents 2 different totals )

Questions like these can appear in Paper 2 of P6 exams.
Calculator usage is allowed.

More of such questions "here".

There are men and women queuing to enter a new mall in Jurong.
50% of all the men in the queue are equal to 200% of all the women in the queue.
There were 36 more men than women in this queue.

How many women were there in this queue?


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