Casandra had a pair of mice ,the female gave birth to 8 pups ,four males and four females.
in the next term ,5 females each gave birth to 8 pups ,again 4 males 4 females.in the next term,each female does the same and no mice die .how many mice,male and female will Casandra now have?
To find the number of mice Casandra will have in each term, we need to follow the given conditions:
Term 1:
- Female gave birth to 8 pups (4 males and 4 females)
- Total mice at the end of term 1: 1 adult female + 8 pups (4 males and 4 females) = 9 mice
Term 2:
- 5 females each give birth to 8 pups (4 males and 4 females)
- Total pups born in term 2: 5 females x 8 pups = 40 pups (20 males and 20 females)
- Total mice at the end of term 2: 9 mice (1 adult female from previous term) + 40 pups = 49 mice
Term 3:
- Each female from term 2 gives birth to 8 pups (4 males and 4 females)
- Total pups born in term 3: 40 females x 8 pups = 320 pups (160 males and 160 females)
- Total mice at the end of term 3: 49 mice (9 mice from previous term) + 320 pups = 369 mice
Therefore, at the end of term 3, Casandra will have a total of 369 mice, consisting of both males and females.