Question

Anthony the anteater requires 1800 calories each day. He gets 1 calorie from every

50 ants that he eats. If he sticks his tongue out 150 times per minute and averages 2
ants per lick, how many hours will it take for him to get 1800 calories?

Answer 1

Answer: 5 hours

Explanation:

1800cal/day

a= ants

50a= 1 cal

150 licks per minute, 2 ants per lick--- 2*150 = 300 ants per minute

6*50a= 1 cal*6

-- 300a = 6cal

The anteater can get a avg of 6 calories per minute.

6*60 = 360

We can make a equation:

x =calories

360x = 1800

360/360x = 1800/360

x = 5

It would take the anteater a total of 5 hours to withdraw 1800 calories from ants. This is 300*60*5 ants!

To check:

360(5)=1800

1800=1800