Question

I got shocked when I entered my school bus last Thursday. It was full of lizards and snakes. There were 214 lizards and snakes on the bus. There were 36 fewer lizards than snakes. There were 31 more female snakes than male snakes. How many female snakes were on the bus?

Answer 1

There were

47 Male snakes and

78 Female snakes

Explanation:

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Answer 2

x=lizards y=snakes

x+36=y x+y=214

x + x +36=214

2x=214-36

2x/2=178/2

x=89lizards y=89+36=125snakes

Explanation:

f= female sankes m=male snakes

m+31=f

m+f=125

m+m+31=125

2m=125-31

2m/2=94/2

m=47 male snakes

f=47+31=78female snakes