Question

At the city zoo, they see 17 young bats and 19 adult bats. The bats are placed equally into 4 areas. How many bats are in each area?

Answer 1

Explanation:

To distribute the bats equally into 4 areas, we need to first find the total number of bats and then divide by the number of areas.

Total number of bats = Number of young bats + Number of adult bats

Total number of bats = 17 + 19 = 36 bats

Now, to distribute them equally into 4 areas:

Number of bats in each area = Total number of bats / Number of areas

Number of bats in each area = 36 bats / 4 areas

Number of bats in each area = 9 bats

So, there are 9 bats in each of the 4 areas.