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there are three time elephants compared to giraffes in the safari. if there is a total of 88 elephants and giraffes, how many elephants are there in the safari?

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Answer:

There are 66 elephants

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given statement we can form following equation

3x + x = 88

4x = 88

x = 88/4 = 22

So there are 22×3 =66 elepanhts

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