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Help! I need help with this question. I'm not sure how to do it. Would appreciate any help you can offer.

In a nature conservation, the ratio of butterflies to total number of flying insects is 36 to 100. there are 450 total flying insects.

a). Create a table for how many butterflies there are for 1, 50 and 100 flying insects. show your work.

b. How many butterflies are in the conservatory? Show your work.

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A)
We first set up the ratio given
36 : 100
Using this, 
0.36 butterflies for every 1 flying insect
13 butterflies for every 50 flying insects
36 butterflies for every 100 flying insects

B)
36 : 100
x : 450
x = 450 x 36 / 100
x = 162 butterflies  in the conservatory.

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