Question

There were 695 hot air balloon pilots at a hot air balloon race. There were 1,560 more ground crew members than there were pilots. How many pilots and ground crew members were there altogether?

Answer 1

2,950 pilots and ground crew members all together

Explanation:

First, find how many ground crew members there were.

Since the number of ground crew members is 1,560 more than the number of pilots, we can find the number of crew members by adding 1,560 to 695.

695 + 1,560

= 2255

So, there are 2,255 ground crew members.

Add this to the number of pilots to find how many there are altogether:

2255 + 695

= 2950

So, there were 2,950 pilots and ground crew members all together