29 of the people in a safari park are girls.
17 of the remainder are boys and the rest are adults. There are 800 more adults than boys. How many people are there in the safari park altogether?
| Girls |
Boys |
Adults |
Total |
| 2 |
7 |
9 |
| |
1 |
6 |
|
| 2 u |
1 u |
6 u |
9 |
Fraction of the people that are boys and adults
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remaining people that are adults
= 1 -
17 =
67 Total number of people = 9 u
Number of girls = 2 u
Number of boys = 1 u
Number of adults = 6 u
Number of more adults than boys
= 6 u - 1 u
= 5 u
5 u = 800
1 u = 800 ÷ 5 = 160
Total number of people
= 9 u
= 9 x 160
= 1440
Answer(s): 1440
