for every 12 monkeys that a zoo keeps it must hire 3 zookeepers if a zoo is rehabilitating 228 monkeys how many zookeeper's does the zoo need

Answer 1

To calculate the number of zookeepers the zoo needs, we divide the number of monkeys by the ratio of monkeys to zookeepers.

For every 12 monkeys, the zoo needs to hire 3 zookeepers.

So, if the zoo is rehabilitating 228 monkeys, we divide 228 by 12 to get the number of sets of 12 monkeys: 228/12 = <<228/12=19>>19 sets of 12 monkeys.

And since for every set of 12 monkeys, the zoo needs to hire 3 zookeepers, the total number of zookeepers needed is 19 * 3 = <<19*3=57>>57 zookeepers. Answer: \boxed{57}.