Apark ranger in everglades national park counted the number of alligator eggs in 28 nests. on average there were 40 eggs in each nest. about how many alligator eggs did the ranger count,

1120

Step-by-step explanation:

Average is calculated as

average = , that is

40 = ( multiply both sides by 28 )

total = 40 × 28 = 1120

In bold.

Step-by-step explanation:

6/6 = 9/a

So a = 9.

6/c = a/4.5

6/c = 9/4.5 = 2

So c = 3.

By similar triangles:

d/5 = 6/ (6+6+3)

d/5 = 6/15 = 2/5

So d = 2.

Also by similar triangles

b/5 = 12/15 = 4/5

So b = 4.