Question

1. A hummingbird weighed w ounces. One day the hummingbird drank 8 times its weight

in water and ate half its weight in food. Which equation can be used to find t, the

combined weight of the water and the food, In ounces, that the hummingbird had on this

day?

O

t - W + 8

2

O

t-w + 8 +

NI

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t =8w+

2

w

t2w+

8

CLEAR ALL

Answer 1

t = 8w + w/2

Explanation:

Given that :

Weight of bird = w

Amount of water consumed = 8*w = 8w

Amount of food ate = 0.5*w = 1/2w

Hence, the combined weight of water and food (t) consumed by the humming bird :

t = amount of water consumed + amount of food ate

t = 8w + w/2