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Anonymous Anonymous
  • 17-01-2016
  • Mathematics
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Penguins spend almost 75% of their lives in the sea. An emperor penguin in the wild has a life span of about 18 years. About how many years does this penguin spend in the sea?

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trickettbecky trickettbecky
  • 17-01-2016

You need to work out 75% of 18. To do this you need to divide 18 by 4. This is 4.5. Then, to get 75%, you need to times that number by 3. The answer is 13.5 years

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Billymkhoi
Billymkhoi Billymkhoi
  • 17-01-2016

We have an equation: ?/18= 75/100

Cross multiply:
100?= 1875
⇒ ?= 18*75/100= 13.5

The penguin spends 13.5 years in the sea~

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