Question

In one year, a bluefin tuna releases 300% more eggs than an Atlantic sturgeon. The bluefin tuna releases about 10,000,000 eggs. About how many eggs does the Atlantic sturgeon release?

Answer 1

2,500,000

Explanation:

If the bluefin tuna releases 300% more than the atlantic sturgeon, it releases 400% times the atlantic sturgeon. (Think about it like this: 300% more of something is 300% plus the 100% of that something, so it is 400%). To find how many eggs the atlantic sturgeon produces, divide 10,000,000 by 400% or 4 10,000,000/4 is 2,500,000.