29 of the people in a park are boys.
27 of the remainder are girls and the rest are adults. There are 300 more adults than girls. How many people are there in the park altogether?
| Boys |
Girls |
Adults |
Total |
| 2 |
7 |
9 |
| |
2 |
5 |
|
| 2 u |
2 u |
5 u |
9 |
Fraction of the people that are girls and adults
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remaining people that are adults
= 1 -
27 =
57 Total number of people = 9 u
Number of boys = 2 u
Number of girls = 2 u
Number of adults = 5 u
Number of more adults than girls
= 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
