Wascally Wabbits!
You have received the
following data from The Three Stooges Research Group, who categorized the flora
and fauna on a newly discovered island.
The researchers arrived in several ships with many sailors aboard. Here is their data:
500 sailors came to the
island
Each ship was infested with
100 mice
Every sailor had two hands
For every 27 rabbits spotted
there was 1 wolf recorded
For every 100 sailors there
were two anchors at the shore
There were 2 monkeys for
every 15 ducks spotted
They found 4 kangaroos for
every alligator spotted
One of the kangaroos had only
1 eye
Lots of palm trees: 30 of them for each ship in the harbor
There were 12 times as many
wolves as palm trees
Each ship had one anchor
For every hand there was an
eyeball
There were 48 ducks spotted
for every 0.5 of an alligator
They found 60 rabbits for
every 10 mice on the boats
There were 9 pairs of
songbirds nesting in each palm tree
They sighted 1 elephant for
every 4 alligators
One ship spotted 15 ducks
There were 36 wolves for
every 24 ducks
Using this data, answer the
following questions. Be sure to show
your work on a separate sheet of paper! (10 points)
1) How many
kangaroos are there per elephant?
2) How many
mice are there compared to the number of ducks?
3) How many
palm trees are there for a single monkey to swing from?
4) How many
palm trees are there per mouse?
5) How many
mice are there compared to the songbirds?
6) How many
palm trees are there on the island:
a) per
alligator
b) per kangaroo
c) per sailor
7) How many
rabbits are there?