111 of the people in a bird park are women.
110 of the remainder are men and the rest are children. There are 1120 more children than men. How many people are there in the bird park altogether?
| Women |
Men |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
10 |
11 |
| |
1 |
9 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
9 u |
11 |
Fraction of the people that are men and children
= 1 -
111 =
1011 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
110 =
910 Total number of people = 11 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of children = 9 u
Number of more children than men
= 9 u - 1 u
= 8 u
8 u = 1120
1 u = 1120 ÷ 8 = 140
Total number of people
= 11 u
= 11 x 140
= 1540
Answer(s): 1540
