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Help please
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:33 pm
by 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?
Re: Help please
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:00 pm
by 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
Re: Help please
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:29 am
by minubht80
hermanmunster wrote: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
Re: Help please
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:41 pm
by ian35mm
Got to love bats, haven't you?