At Paw's Pet Store, 2animals share each cage.The table below shows how many animals are in the store now. Find the quotient. Tell which way you used.

Animal. Number
Mice. 22
Snakes. 4
Hamsters. 18
Cats. 12
Birds. 16
Guinea pigs. 10
Rabbits. 14
Lizards. 6
Cickets. 20
Dogs. 8

Q:1/ How many more cages are needed to hold all the hamsters than to hold all the guinea pigs?

Q:2which kind of animal needs twice as many cages as all the lizards need?

Q:3/ The pet store uses a total of 6 cages to hold two different kinds of animals. What animals are they?

Q:4/ If 3 animals shared a cage instead of 2 ,there would be 3 fewer cages for one of the animals. Which one

Rephrasing might help.

1. (18-10)/2 = ?

2. What is 2 * 6?

3. Which two animals add to 12?

4. Which animal number has a factor of 3?

Q1: To find the number of cages needed to hold all the hamsters and guinea pigs, we first need to find the number of each type of animal that can be put in one cage. As mentioned in the problem, 2 animals share each cage. Thus, for the hamsters, we divide the total number of hamsters by 2:

Hamsters: 18 / 2 = 9 cages
Similarly, for the guinea pigs, we divide the total number of guinea pigs by 2:
Guinea Pigs: 10 / 2 = 5 cages
To find the difference in the number of cages needed, we subtract the number of guinea pig cages from the number of hamster cages:
Hamster Cages - Guinea Pig Cages = 9 - 5 = 4 cages
Therefore, 4 more cages are needed to hold all the hamsters than to hold all the guinea pigs.

Q2: To find the kind of animal that needs twice as many cages as all the lizards need, we first need to calculate the number of cages required for the lizards. As mentioned earlier, 2 animals share each cage. Thus, for the lizards, we divide the total number of lizards by 2:
Lizards: 6 / 2 = 3 cages
Now, we need to find an animal that needs double the number of cages compared to the lizards. Therefore, the animal that requires twice as many cages as the lizards is:
Cages for Lizards * 2 = 3 * 2 = 6 cages
Hence, the animal that needs twice as many cages as the lizards is the hamsters.

Q3: To find the two different kinds of animals that occupy the total of 6 cages, we can start by checking the animals with the lowest number of cages needed until we reach the total of 6 cages. The animals and their respective numbers of cages required are as follows:

Mice: 22 / 2 = 11 cages
Snakes: 4 / 2 = 2 cages
Hamsters: 18 / 2 = 9 cages
Cats: 12 / 2 = 6 cages

Now, we add up the cages needed for each animal until we reach 6 cages:
Mice + Snakes = 11 + 2 = 13 cages
Since 13 is greater than 6, we move on to the next animal:
Mice + Snakes + Hamsters = 13 + 9 = 22 cages
Again, we have exceeded 6 cages, so we move on to the next animal:
Mice + Snakes + Hamsters + Cats = 22 + 6 = 28 cages
Now, we have exceeded the total of 6 cages, so the combination of animals that occupies 6 cages is:
Mice + Snakes + Hamsters + Cats = 4 animals (Mice, Snakes, Hamsters, Cats)

Q4: To determine which animal would have 3 fewer cages if 3 animals shared a cage instead of 2, we need to find the animal that has 3 more cages than what it currently requires. This can be calculated by finding the difference between the original number of cages needed and the number of cages needed if 3 animals shared a cage. Let's go through the calculations for each animal:

Mice: 22 / 3 = 7.33, which is 7 cages
Snakes: 4 / 3 = 1.33, which is 1 cage
Hamsters: 18 / 3 = 6 cages
Cats: 12 / 3 = 4 cages
Birds: 16 / 3 = 5.33, which is 5 cages
Guinea Pigs: 10 / 3 = 3.33, which is 3 cages
Rabbits: 14 / 3 = 4.67, which is 4 cages
Lizards: 6 / 3 = 2 cages
Crickets: 20 / 3 = 6.67, which is 6 cages
Dogs: 8 / 3 = 2.67, which is 2 cages

Now, we can compare the original number of cages needed and the number of cages needed if 3 animals shared a cage. Based on the calculations, the animal that would have 3 fewer cages if 3 animals shared a cage instead of 2 is:
Guinea Pigs

Please note that fractions have been rounded down to the nearest whole number to represent the number of cages required.