Question

There are a total of 375 flamingos, parrots, herons, and chachalacas at the Famous

Bird Sanctuary. The ratio of flamingos to parrots to herons is 10:7:3, respectively.
There are twice as many flamingos as chachalacas. How many chachalacas are at the
sanctuary?

Answer 1

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Answer:

75

Explanation:

Since there are twice as many chachalacas as flamingos, the ratio of flamingos to parrots to herons to chachalacas is 10:7:3:5. This is a total of 25 ratio units. Each ratio unit stands for 375/25 = 15 birds, so the number of chachalacas is 5·15 = 75.

There are 75 chachalacas at the sanctuary.