If 2/7 of the animals at a zoo are birds and 1/8 of the birds are flamingos, what portion of the animals at the zoo are flamingo

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yaroslaw [1]

2 years ago

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If 2/7 of the animals at a zoo are birds and 1/8 of the birds are flamingos, what portion of the animals at the zoo are flamingo

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alex41 [277] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-19T07:10:34+03:00

alex41 [277]2 years ago

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It says it in the question does it not?

Natalka [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-19T08:47:09+03:00

To answer this, we must do 7 times 8.
7 times 8 = 56. Then we divide this by 2 because 2/7 of the animals at the zoo are birds. 56 divided by 2 = 28.
In conclusion, 1/28 of the animals at the zoo are flamingos. I would really appreciate it if I could get brainliest! Thanks! =D