n a nature conservatory, the ratio of butterflies to total number of flying insects is 36 to 100. There are 450 total flying insects. (a) Create a table for how many butterflies there are for 1, 50, and 100 flying insects. Show your work. (b) How many butterflies are in the conservatory? Show your work.

There are 172 butterflies  in the conservatory.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

ratio of butterflies to total number of flying insects is 36 to 100

total number of butterflies / total number of flying insects = 36 / 100 = 9/25

Create a table for how many butterflies there are for 1, 50, and 100 flying insects.

Let the number of butter flies be x

when total no. of insects = 1

total number of butterflies / total number of flying insects  =9/25=x/1

=> 9/25= x/1

=> x = 9/25

when total no. of insects = 50

total number of butterflies / total number of flying insects  =9/25=x/50

=> 9/25= x/50

=> x = 9/25 * 50 = 18

when total no. of insects = 100

total number of butterflies / total number of flying insects  =9/25=x/100

=> 9/25= x/100

=> x = 9/25 * 100= 36

Thus, table is

butterfly    total no of insects

   9/25            1

     50             18

     100            36

Given there There are 450 total flying insects in the conservatory

again using the same ratio and taking no. of butterflies as x

total number of butterflies / total number of flying insects  =9/25=x/450

9/25=x/450

=>x = 9/25 * 450 = 9*18 = 172

Thus, there are 172 butterflies  in the conservatory.

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