question archive In the last hour, Ellie observed 32 monarchs, 56 gulf fritillaries and 8 giant swallowtails visit her butterfly garden
In the last hour, Ellie observed 32 monarchs, 56 gulf fritillaries and 8 giant swallowtails visit her butterfly garden
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In the last hour, Ellie observed 32 monarchs, 56 gulf fritillaries and 8 giant swallowtails visit her butterfly garden.
If 480 butterflies visit her garden, how many can we expect will be giant swallowtails?
A. 83
B. 160
C. 8
D. 40
If 480 butterflies visit her garden, how many can we expect will be giant swallowtails?
A. 83
B. 160
C. 8
D. 40
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she observed 32 monarchs, 56 gulf fritillaries, and 8 swallowtails. First you add those together
32+56+8=?
32+56+8=96
then you set up a proportion. 8 out of every 96 butterflies are swallowtails, so you set this up as a fraction- 8/96
then you must set the two numbers(96 and 480) equal, so you get this proportion. 8/96= X/480
you solve this by cross multiplying. 8 × 480 equals 3840, and then divide 3840 by 96 which equals 40. therefore the answer is...
D) 40
