Question

Riley is building an ant farm for his school's science fair. He has enough materials to build a farm that is 760 square inches in total, 10 square inches of which will be taken up for food and water sources. Of the remaining available space, each ant needs at least 1.5 square inches to themselves. What is the maximum amount of ants Riley's ant farm can house?

Answer 1

Answer:991 ants

Step-by-step explanation:amount of area excluding the area needed for food and resources= 1000-9=991 Square inches

area each ant needs= 1 square inch

number of ants= 991÷1= 991 ants

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