There are 4 times as many alligators as crocodiles. If the total number of alligators and crocodiles is 40, how many alligators are there?

You need to put them in groups of 5 ( 4 alligators+1 crocodile) 40/5=8 groups 32 alligators, 8 crocodile

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

Answer-
There are 8 crocodiles and 32 alligators.
Solution-
Let's assume,
number of crocodiles = x, so number of alligators = 4x
As the total number of alligators and crocodiles is 40, so
⇒ x + 4 x = 40
⇒ 5 x = 40
⇒ x = 5 40 ​
⇒ x = 8
⇒ 4 × x = 4 × 8
⇒ 4 x = 32
So, there are 8 crocodiles and 32 alligators.

Answered by InesWalston | 2024-06-24

There are 32 alligators and 8 crocodiles. We set up an equation based on the given total and the relationship between alligators and crocodiles. The final calculation shows 32 alligators and 8 crocodiles in total.
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Answered by InesWalston | 2024-10-14