Of 28 people in a park, 12 are children and the rest are adults. 8 people have to leave at 3pm; the rest do not. if after 3pm, there are 6 children still in the park, how many adults are still in the park?
First determine how many adults are at the park. 28-12=16 adults If 6 children remain at the park after 3pm, that means there are 6 children left 12-6=6 To determine how many adults are left you must figure out how many left. 8-6=2 adults missing If 2 adults left at 3pm we can subtract that from the total number of adults 16-2 = 14 adults left at the park.
