16 of the people in a zoo are women.
15 of the remainder are men and the rest are children. There are 510 more children than men. How many people are there in the zoo altogether?
| Women |
Men |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
5 |
6 |
| |
1 |
4 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
4 u |
6 |
Fraction of the people that are men and children
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
15 =
45 Total number of people = 6 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of children = 4 u
Number of more children than men
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
3 u = 510
1 u = 510 ÷ 3 = 170
Total number of people
= 6 u
= 6 x 170
= 1020
Answer(s): 1020
