Help please

[3Boysbarnetmum]

A bat ate 1050 mosquitoes in four nights. Each night she ate 25 more than the night before. how many did she eat on the first night?

[hermanmunster]

the "extras" would be:

1 none
2 25
3 50
4 75

total 150

so each night bat would eat 900/4 = 225 + extras

first night extras = 0 so answer = 225

[minubht80]

the "extras" would be:

1 none
2 25
3 50
4 75

total 150

so each night bat would eat 900/4 = 225 + extras

first night extras = 0 so answer = 225

excellent

[ian35mm]

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