Question

A tree has 24 birds in it. Two hunter shoot 9 of the birds. How many birds are left in the tree?

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18

Answer 1

The answer is A.15 birds left

24 birds total- 9 birds killed =

15 birds left

Answer 2

After two hunters shoot 9 birds out of 24, there would be 15 birds left in the tree.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. 15.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a tree has 24 birds and two hunters shoot 9 of the birds, the question is asking us to perform a basic subtraction to find out how many birds are left in the tree. We need to subtract the number of birds shot from the initial number of birds in the tree.

So, 24 (the initial number of birds) - 9 (the number of birds shot) = 15 birds left in the tree.

In this scenario, it’s important to consider that none of the remaining birds flew away or were affected by the shooting in any other way. If we assume that all other factors remain constant and only the specified shooting event occurs, then there would be 15 birds left in the tree.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. 15.