Question
At the zoo the reptile house contains only snakes and lizards. For every 3 snakes there are 2 lizards. There are 100 animals in the reptile house. How many lizards are there?
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let the number of snakes be 3x and the number of lizards be 2x.
Since there are 100 animals in total, we can set up the equation:
3x + 2x = 100
5x = 100
x = 20
So, the number of lizards is:
2x = 2(20) = 40
Therefore, there are 40 lizards in the reptile house.
Since there are 100 animals in total, we can set up the equation:
3x + 2x = 100
5x = 100
x = 20
So, the number of lizards is:
2x = 2(20) = 40
Therefore, there are 40 lizards in the reptile house.