Question

The ratio of North American Butterflies to South American butterflies at a butterfly park is 8:4. The ratio of South American butterflies to European butterflies is 4:3. There are 96 North American butterflies at the butterfly park. How many South American butterflies are there?

Answer 1

There are 48 South American butterflies.

Explanation:

Given:

Ratio of North to South American butterflies = 8 : 4

Let the number of North American butterflies be
`8x`.

So, South American butterflies =
`4x`.

Now, as per question,

North American butterflies = 96

So,
`8x=96\\x=(96)/(8)=12`

Therefore, number of South American butterflies =
`4x=4* 12=48`

Hence, there are 48 South American butterflies.