Question

A park ranger in Everglades national park counted the number of alligator eggs in 28 nests. on average there were 40 eggs in each nest. About how many alligator eggs did the ranger count,

Answer 1

1,120

Explanation:

if you multiply 28 and 40 you'll get 1120

Answer 2

1120

Explanation:

Average is calculated as

average =
`(total)/(count)`, that is

40 =
`(total)/(28)` ( multiply both sides by 28 )

total = 40 × 28 = 1120