15 of the people in a zoo are men.
14 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 220 more children than women. How many people are there in the zoo altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 1 |
4 |
5 |
| |
1 |
3 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
3 u |
5 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
15 =
45 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
14 =
34 Total number of people = 5 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of children = 3 u
Number of more children than women
= 3 u - 1 u
= 2 u
2 u = 220
1 u = 220 ÷ 2 = 110
Total number of people
= 5 u
= 5 x 110
= 550
Answer(s): 550
