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Balancing the Books

Age 11 to 14 Short
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Over a two-week period, the required number of visitors is 14 x 30 000 = 420 000.

Therefore the number required this week is 420 000 - 120 000 = 300 000 visitors


This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.