According to 1 Peter 3:20, how many people were saved through water in the ark?

Answer: Eight

God waited patiently in Noah's days while the ark was built; in it only a few people, eight souls, were saved through water.

“who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.”— 1 Peter 3:20 (BSB)