29 of the people in a zoo are men.
27 of the remainder are women and the rest are children. There are 300 more children than women. How many people are there in the zoo altogether?
| Men |
Women |
Children |
Total |
| 2 |
7 |
9 |
| |
2 |
5 |
|
| 2 u |
2 u |
5 u |
9 |
Fraction of the people that are women and children
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remaining people that are children
= 1 -
27 =
57 Total number of people = 9 u
Number of men = 2 u
Number of women = 2 u
Number of children = 5 u
Number of more children than women
= 5 u - 2 u
= 3 u
3 u = 300
1 u = 300 ÷ 3 = 100
Total number of people
= 9 u
= 9 x 100
= 900
Answer(s): 900
