out of 144 passengers traveling in a double decker bus , 5/12 of the passenger are sitting on the lower deck and the rest of the passengers are on the upper deck .If 1/4 of the passengers are standing on the upper deck , then how many passengers are sitting there?
Answers
84 passengers were traveling on the upper deck .
Step-by-step explanation:
Given :Out of 144 passengers traveling in a double decker bus, 5/12 are sitting on the lower deck and the rest of on the upper deck.
To Find: How many passengers traveling on the upper deck of the rest.
Solution:
Total no. of passengers = 144
5/12 are sitting on the lower deck
No. of passengers sitting on lower deck = \frac{5}{12}\times 144
12
5
×144
= 6060
No. of passengers sitting on upper deck = Total passengers - Passengers sitting on lower deck
= 144-60
= 84
Hence 84 passengers were traveling on the upper deck of the rest.