Question

Some female butterflies lay their eggs in clusters. If one kind of butterfly lays 12 eggs at a time and another kind lays 18 eggs at a time, how many eggs would 8 of each kind of butterfly lay? a 96 eggs b 144 eggs c 240 eggs d 200 eggs

Answer 1

Answer: 240 eggs

Explanation:

The first kind of butterfly lays 12 eggs at a time. If there were 8 of them they would lay:

= 12 * 8

= 96 eggs

The second kind lays 18 eggs a time. 8 of them would lay:

= 18 * 8

= 144 eggs

Total number of eggs is:

= 96 + 144

= 240 eggs