Twenty-four ladybirds were sitting at various places around the garden.One sixth of the ladybirds flew away to settle in the garden.Half of the remaining ladybirds sat on a yellow sunflower.Then half of those on the sunflower flew onto a fence post.There were no ladybirds on the hedge,but one fifth of the ladybirds on the sunflower flew onto the lavender bush.If one ladybird was on the grass,how many we're on the tree trunks.

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Twenty-four ladybirds were sitting at various places around the garden.One sixth of the ladybirds flew away to settle in the garden.Half of the remaining ladybirds sat on a yellow sunflower.Then half of those on the sunflower flew onto a fence post.There were no ladybirds on the hedge,but one fifth of the ladybirds on the sunflower flew onto the lavender bush.If one ladybird was on the grass,how many we're on the tree trunks.

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Answer 1

I need how many on tree trunk

Answer 2

Let's break down the information given step by step to find the number of ladybirds on the tree trunks:

1. There were initially 24 ladybirds.
2. One-sixth of the ladybirds flew away, so 24 * (1/6) = 4 ladybirds flew away. This leaves us with 20 ladybirds.
3. Half of the remaining ladybirds sat on a yellow sunflower, so 20 / 2 = 10 ladybirds on the sunflower.
4. Half of those on the sunflower flew onto a fence post, so 10 / 2 = 5 ladybirds on the fence post.
5. One-fifth of the ladybirds on the sunflower flew onto the lavender bush, so 10 * (1/5) = 2 ladybirds on the lavender bush.
6. There were no ladybirds on the hedge, so none on the tree trunks either.
7. Therefore, the sum of ladybirds sitting on various places is 4 (flew away) + 10 (on the sunflower) + 5 (on the fence post) + 2 (on the lavender bush) + 1 (on the grass) = 22 ladybirds.
8. So, the number of ladybirds on the tree trunks is 24 (initial total) - 22 (in other places) = 2 ladybirds.

Therefore, there are 2 ladybirds on the tree trunks.

Answer 3

To determine the number of ladybirds on the tree trunks, we need to follow the steps described in the given information. Let's break it down step by step:

1. Start with 24 ladybirds sitting around the garden.

2. One-sixth of the ladybirds flew away, so we can calculate this as 24 / 6 = 4 ladybirds flew away, leaving 20 ladybirds remaining.

3. Half of the remaining ladybirds sat on a yellow sunflower. Half of 20 is 20 / 2 = 10 ladybirds on the sunflower.

4. Half of the ladybirds on the sunflower flew onto a fence post. Half of 10 is 10 / 2 = 5 ladybirds on the fence post.

5. There were no ladybirds on the hedge. So, no ladybirds on the hedge.

6. One-fifth of the ladybirds on the sunflower flew onto the lavender bush. One-fifth of 10 is 10 / 5 = 2 ladybirds on the lavender bush.

7. One ladybird was on the grass.

Now, let's sum up all the ladybirds we have found so far:

Ladybirds on the sunflower: 10
Ladybirds on the fence post: 5
Ladybirds on the lavender bush: 2
Ladybirds on the hedge: 0
Ladybirds on the grass: 1

Adding them all up: 10 + 5 + 2 + 0 + 1 = 18

Therefore, there are 18 ladybirds on the tree trunks.

Answer 4

total: 24

garden: 1/6 = 4
remaining: 20
sunflower: 1/2 of 20 = 10
remaining: 10
post: 1/2 of 10 = 5
left on sunflower: 5
lavender: 1/5 of 5 = 1
grass: 1
remaining: 9

There are 9 unaccounted for. No idea how many of those were on tree trunks.