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A wildlife conservancy maintains a ratio of 2 squirrels for every 8 birds how many birds would there be if there were 15 squirrels

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Answer:

Total number of birds are 60

Step-by-step explanation:

we are given

A wildlife conservancy maintains a ratio of 2 squirrels for every 8 birds

It means that

2 squirrels = 8 birds

now, we can find number of bird for 1 squirrels

1 squirrel is

[tex]=\frac{8}{2}[/tex]birds

[tex]=4[/tex]birds

now, we can find for 15 squirrels

we can multiply both sides by 15

15 squirrels is

[tex]=15\times 4[/tex]birds

[tex]=60[/tex]birds

So,

Total number of birds are 60

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