Thursday, April 1, 2010

Fraction P5 A006

An equal number of male and female runners took part in the National Education Marathon last year. 980 male runners and 350 female runners quit running and did not complete the marathon. The number of male runners left was 1/6 the number of female runners. What was the total number of runners at the start of the marathon?


M [][      980      ]
F  [][][][][][][350]

5 u -- > 980 – 350 = 630

1 u -- > 630 ÷ 5 = 126

126 + 980 = 1106

1106 x 2 = 2212 runners


The total number of runners at the start of the marathon was 2212.

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