Of 28 people is a park, 12 are children and the rest are adults. 8 people have to leave at 3 pm, the rest do not. If, after 3pm, there are 6 children still in the park, how many adults are still in the park?

Answer

To solve the problem step by step, let's break it down:

1. **Identify the total number of people in the park**:
- Total people = 28

2. **Identify the number of children**:
- Number of children = 12

3. **Calculate the number of adults**:
- Number of adults = Total people - Number of children
- Number of adults = 28 - 12 = 16

4. **Determine how many people left the park at 3 PM**:
- Number of people who left = 8

5. **Identify how many children are still in the park after 3 PM**:
- Number of children still in the park = 6

6. **Calculate how many children left the park**:
- Children who left = Initial children - Children still in the park
- Children who left = 12 - 6 = 6

7. **Determine how many adults left the park**:
- Total people who left = 8
- Since 6 of those who left were children, the number of adults who left = Total people who left - Children who left
- Adults who left = 8 - 6 = 2

8. **Calculate the number of adults still in the park**:
- Adults still in the park = Initial adults - Adults who left
- Adults still in the park = 16 - 2 = 14

Thus, the final answer is that **14 adults are still in the park**.