Answer:
72 alligators, 128 turtles
Step-by-step explanation:
When you put the words into the form of an equation, with a being alligators, you get
3a-16=200
So you have to do 'letters left numbers right'. This gives you
3a=216
Now you have to divide. 216 divided by 3 equals 72. So there are 72 alligators. 200 minus 72 equals 128, so there are 128 turtles
Answer:
The number of alligators and number of turtles are 54 and 146 respectively.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given :
The number of turtles is 16 less than 3 times the number of alligators in the lake
There are 200 reptiles total.
To Find : Find the numbers of alligators and turtles .
Solution:
Let the number of alligators be x
So, The number of turtles is 16 less than 3 times the number of alligators
Number of turtles = 3x-16
Now we are given that there are 200 reptiles in total .
[tex]x+3x-16=200[/tex]
[tex]4x-16=200[/tex]
[tex]4x=216[/tex]
[tex]x=54[/tex]
Number of alligators = 54
Number of turtles = 3(54)-16 = 146
Hence the number of alligators and number of turtles are 54 and 146 respectively .
