Question

Of a squirrel's hidden nuts, for every 555 that get found, there are 333 that do not get found. A squirrel hid 404040 nuts all together. How many of the nuts do not get found?

Answer 1

Answer:

151515 not found

Step-by-step explanation:

For every 555 nuts found, 333 are not.  This gives a total of 888.

555 + 333 = 888

Divide the total number of nuts by this number.

404040/888 = 455

Multiply the number that get found and the number that don't by the number calculated above.

555 × 455 = 252525

333 × 455 = 151515

252525 nuts will be found and 151515 will not.