Here's a math
puzzler from the active mind of Otis Reedy. See if you can figure it out.
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of the adventure. (Answers can be found in the Curriculum Connections pages
for teachers under 'Math Connections'.)
"OK fellow insect lovers, you've heard of 'beetlemania,' right? If you're a beetles' fan, try this problem: There are approximately 320,000 different species of beetles on the earth, which constitutes 20% of all known animal species. Approximately, how many known animal species are there in the world?"
"OK fellow insect lovers, you've heard of 'beetlemania,' right? If you're a beetles' fan, try this problem: There are approximately 320,000 different species of beetles on the earth, which constitutes 20% of all known animal species. Approximately, how many known animal species are there in the world?"
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