Question

A zoo contains lions and tigers in the ratio 2:3. How many cats does the zoo contain in total if there are actually 12 tigers? Show all of your work.

Answer 1

They have 20 big cats total. 8 lions, and 12 tigers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Step-by-step explanation:

It says for every 2 lions, there are 3 tigers. There are 4 sets of 3 tigers, meaning there must be 4 sets of 2 lions. 4 times 2 equals 8. Therefore, there are 8 lions. The question asks how many big cats there are total, so we add lions and tigers together. 12 plus 8 equals 20. Therefore, your answer is 20.