Question

The ratio of first- class, second- class and third-class passengers who survived the ship wreak is

101:59:89. How many passengers were saved if the total number of first-class passengers were 202?

Answer 1

Answer: If the ratio of first-class, second-class, and third-class passengers who survived the shipwreck is 101:59:89, then for every 101 first-class passengers who survived, there were 59 second-class and 89 third-class passengers who survived.

If the total number of first-class passengers was 202, then there were 202 * 59/101 = 118 second-class passengers who survived, and 202 * 89/101 = 180 third-class passengers who survived.

Therefore, the total number of passengers who survived the shipwreck is 202 + 118 + 180 = 500 passengers.

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