There are 300 passengers on a plane, 7/20 of them are men, 30% are women, the rest are children. Work out the number of children.

300 x (7/20) = 300/20 x 7 = 15 x 7 = 105 = number of men on the plane.

300 x 0.3 = 90 (Or 300/10 x 3) = number of women on the plane.

105 + 90 = number of adults on the plane = 195.

300 - 195 = 105 = number of children on the plane.

HT
Answered by Hannah T. Maths tutor

5281 Views

See similar Maths GCSE tutors

Related Maths GCSE answers

All answers ▸

(2x + 3y)^2 – (2x – 3y)^2 = 360 show that xy is a multiple of 5


How do I factorise x^2 - 5x + 6


Triangle PQR is a right angled triangle. PQ is the hypotenuse and is 5cm long and QR has length 3cm. What is the length of side PR? Show your working.


Can two shelves of 0.72 meters long each store 50 30mm wide textbooks?


We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2026 by IXL Learning