Question

Of a squirrel's hidden nuts, for every 5 that get found, there are 3 that don't get found. A squirrel hid 40 nuts all together. How many or the nuts don't get found?

____nuts

Answer 1

15 nuts

Explanation:

5 + 3 = 8

5 out of 8 are found

3 out of 8 are not found

3/8 × 40 = 15