Question

6. A lemur sleeps 16 hours each day. A sloth sleeps 4 more hours each day than a lemur. How many total hours of sleep do a lemur and a sloth get a during two days?

Answer 1

Given that a lemur sleep = 16hours

Let L represent Lemur

Let S represent Sloth

`\begin{gathered} L\text{ sleeps }\longrightarrow\text{ 16hrs} \\ S\text{ sleeps}\longrightarrow\text{ 16+4 = 20 hours} \end{gathered}`

The total hours of sleep for 2 days is equivalent to each day sleep multiply by 2

`\begin{gathered} 2(L+S)=2(16+20) \\ =2(36)=72\text{hours} \end{gathered}`

Therefore the total hours of sleep a lemur and a sloth get a during two days = 72 hours