The ratio of north american butterflies to south american butterflies at a butterfly park is 5: 4. the ratio of south american butterflies to european butterflies is 4: 2. there are 40 north american butterflies at the butterfly park. how many south american butterflies are there?

There are 32 South American Butterflies.

40 ÷ 5 = 8 butterflies

8 butterflies x 4 (the ratio) = 32 South American Butterflies.

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the terms of a geometric sequence can be found by beginning with the first term and multiplying by the common ratio repeatedly. a recursive formula for a geometric sequence with common ratio r is given by an=ran−1 a n = r a n − 1 for n≥2 n ≥ 2 .

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