Question

In Everglades National Park in Florida, there are 200 species of birds that migrate. This accounts for 2/7 of all the species of birds sighted in the park. How many species of birds have been sighted in Everglades National Park?

Answer 1

Answer:

A) 2/7y=200

B) There are more species of plants as the number of species of birds that have been sighted in Everglades National Park is 280

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of species of birds that migrate = 200

We are given that  of all the species of birds are sighted in the park

a)Write an equation to find the number of species of birds that have been sighted in Everglades National Park.

Let y be the number of species of birds that have been sighted in Everglades National Park.

We are given that of all the species of birds are sighted in the park

So,   2/7y=200

y=200x7/4

y=280

B)There are 600 species of plants in Everglades National Park. Are there more species of birds or plants in the park?

So, There are more species of plants as the number of species of birds that have been sighted in Everglades National Park is 280