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In a zoo the ratio of giraffes to apes is 6 to 5 and the ratio of apes to zebras is 4 to 1. What is the minimum number of zebras the zoo could have?

 Jul 1, 2020
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The smallest possible number of zebras is 6, because it has to be a multiple of 6.

 Jul 1, 2020
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In a zoo, the ratio of giraffes to apes is 6 to 5 and the ratio of apes to zebras is 4 to 1. What is the minimum number of zebras the zoo could have?

 

The ratio of giraffes to zebras is NOT  6 : 1;   it's  6 : 1.25

 

The minimum number of zebras is 5

 

24 giraffes,   20  apes,   and  5  zebras

 

This ratio is:     6  :   5   :   1.25     smiley

Dragan  Jul 2, 2020
edited by Dragan  Jul 2, 2020

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