16 of the people in a safari park are men.
15 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 360 more children than women. How many people are there in the safari park altogether?
Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
1 |
5 |
6 |
|
1 |
4 |
|
1 u |
1 u |
4 u |
6 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
16 =
56 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
15 =
45 Total number of people = 6 u
Number of men = 1 u
Number of women = 1 u
Number of children = 4 u
Number of more children than women
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
3 u = 360
1 u = 360 ÷ 3 = 120
Total number of people
= 6 u
= 6 x 120
= 720
Answer(s): 720