Question

Felicity the unicorn is in the forest. She is enjoying a delicious melon. A weasel grabs the melon out of her mouth and starts to devour it. Felicity notices that there are 18 pairs of eyes looking at the weasel. Based on the info you've been given, how many animals are in the forest right now?

Answer 1

20 animals

Explanation:

-Each animal has a pair of eyes.

-Since Felicity is an animal too, her set of eyes will be added during calculation.

-The weasel being looked at has a pair of eyes too.

-let x be the number of animals:

`Eyes_(total)=18\ Pairs +\ Felicity's+Weasel's\\\\=18+1+1\\\\=20\\\\Number \ of \ Animals= (20\ pairs)/(1\ pair)= 20\ animals`

Hence, there are 20 animals in the forest.