310 of the people in a safari park are women.
27 of the remainder are men and the rest are children. There are 510 more children than men. How many people are there in the safari park altogether?
| Women |
Men |
Children |
Total |
| 3 |
7 |
10 |
| |
2 |
5 |
|
| 3 u |
2 u |
5 u |
10 |
Fraction of the people that are men and children
= 1 -
310 =
710 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
27 =
57 Total number of people = 10 u
Number of women = 3 u
Number of men = 2 u
Number of children = 5 u
Number of more children than men
= 5 u - 2 u
= 3 u
3 u = 510
1 u = 510 ÷ 3 = 170
Total number of people
= 10 u
= 10 x 170
= 1700
Answer(s): 1700
