112 of the people in a bird park are men.
111 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 1440 more children than women. How many people are there in the bird park altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
11 |
12 |
| |
1 |
10 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
10 u |
12 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
112 =
1112 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
111 =
1011 Total number of people = 12 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of children = 10 u
Number of more children than women
= 10 u - 1 u
= 9 u
9 u = 1440
1 u = 1440 ÷ 9 = 160
Total number of people
= 12 u
= 12 x 160
= 1920
Answer(s): 1920
