Question

Brad put 10 crickets in his pet lizard’s cage. After one day, Brad’s lizard had eaten 20% of the crickets he had put in the cage. By the end of the next day, the lizard had eaten 25% of the remaining crickets. How many crickets were left in the cage at the end of the second day?

Answer 1

10 - (10*.2) = ?

? - (? * .25 = ??

Solve for ?, then ??

Answer 2

23