When Maggie goes on birding watching trips, she sees at least 45 birds. She has taken 12 bird watching trips a year over the past 16 years. How many birds has Maggie seen?
She has seen
at least 45 birds/trip * 12 trips/year *16 years
=at least 45*12*16 birds
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