Question

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is conducting a study on wildlife patterns and behaviors in a specific area of the Florida Everglades. A stationary camera is placed where the area being observed can be filmed and recorded for 96 hours. Researchers found that the footage revealed that the Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows were observed in the area once every 6 hours and the Florida Leafwing Butterfly was observed in the area once every 9 hours.

How many hours of footage would the observers need to review to see the Cape Sable seaside sparrow and the Florida leafwing butterfly in the area at the same time?





Number of Hours:

Answer 1

18 hours of footage should be your answer

Answer 2

18 hours of footage.

Explanation:

This is a LCM problem. The least common multiple of 6 and 9 is 18. The minimum amount of hours needed to see the sparrow and butterfly at the same time is 18.