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Zookeeper Al wants to give each monkey at the zo o an equal number of bananas. There are 37 monkeys in th e zoo and 567 bananas. How many bananas does each monkey get? And How many are left over for him to eat himself?solution?

User Sarim
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Answer:Each monkey gets 15.3243 and the zookeeper gets 9 for himself

Explanation:

567/37=15.3243

It is irrational, meaning it keeps repeating.

Stop at 4 decimals

User Deadshot
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567/37

15 *37 =555

567-555= 12

567/37 = 15 12/37

each monkey get 15 bananas and there are 12 bananas left over


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