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There are 3 times elephants compared to giraffes in the safari. If there is a total of 88 elephants and giraffes,how many elephants are there in the safari?

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66
3 times of elephants + 1 times of giraffes = 4 times
88 / 4 times = 22 (Means 1 times =22)
Since elephants is 3 times, 22 x 3 = 66

Without algebra,
88/4=22,
22 x 3 =66
There are 3 times elephants compared to giraffes in the safari. If there is a total-example-1
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66 elephants and 22 giraffes; 22x3= 66, 22+66= 88
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