If a humming bird were to get all of its food from a feeder, then a 16 ounce nectar feeder could feed about 80 hummingbirds a da

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Softa [21]

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If a humming bird were to get all of its food from a feeder, then a 16 ounce nectar feeder could feed about 80 hummingbirds a da

y. How many hummingbirds would you expect to be able to feed with a 12 ounce feeder. (Please show your work)

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lord [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-12T19:42:44+03:00

If 16 ounces feeds 80 and you need to find how many 12 ounces feeds, you need to find how many 1 ounce feeds. so take 80 and divide by 16, you get 5 birds per ounce. now since it is 5 per ounce and you have 12 ounces you multiply 5 by 12 and get 60. Hope this answers you question.