In the last hour, Ellie observed 34 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. 40

B. 80

C. 173

D. 27

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Isaias Cross

Mathematics

24 May, 16:25

In the last hour, Ellie observed 34 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. 40

B. 80

C. 173

D. 27

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Brody Guzman · Answer 1

Of the 98 butterflies cataloged, 8 were giant swallowtails. If about 5 times as many butterflies visit, we expect about 5 times as many to be giant swallowtails.

5*8 = 40

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A. 40

In the last hour, Ellie observed 34 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. 40B. 80C. 173D. 27

In the last hour, Ellie observed 34 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. 40

B. 80

C. 173

D. 27