Question

there are 5 adult cats, 6 middle aged cats, and ___ kittens, if there are 19 animals in total, how many kittens are there, solve for the blank.

Answer 1

There are 8 kittens

Step-by-step explanation

If the sum of the number of adult cats, middle aged cats and kittens is 19:

`\begin{gathered} \text{adult}+\text{middle aged+kittens=19} \\ 5+6+\text{kittens}=19 \\ \text{kittens}=19-5-6 \\ \text{kittens}=8 \end{gathered}`