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When a spaceship full of scientists landed on Planet Q, they found that 3/8 of the 160 aliens had 3 eyes. The rest of the aliens had 5 eyes. How many eyes total do the 160 aliens have?

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680 eyes is the answer :)
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Answer:

680 eyes.

Explanation:

160 · 3/8 = 60

60 aliens have 3 eyes. That means the other 100 aliens have 5 eyes.

60 · 3 = 180

100 · 5 = 500

500 + 180 = 680

Therefore, the 160 aliens have a total of 680 eyes.

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