Question

Penguins at the zoo are fed two times a day. A colony of penguins ate a total of 417 fish yesterday. During their morning feeding they ate 156 fish. After a few hours of swimming, they were hungry again and ready for their afternoon feeding. How many fish did the colony of penguins eat in their afternoon feeding?

Answer 1

The colony of penguins eat 261 fish in their afternoon

Explanation:

To carry out this problem we simply have to subtract the amount of fish that were eaten in the morning from the total

t = total = 417 fish

m = morning = 156 fish

a = afternoon

a = t - m

a = 417 - 156

a = 261

The colony of penguins eat 261 fish in their afternoon