There are 1200 elephants in a herd. Some have pink and green stripes, some are all pink and some are all blue. One third are pure pink. Is it true that 400 elephants are definitely blue? Why?

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Fletcher Spence

14 March, 07:42

There are 1200 elephants in a herd. Some have pink and green stripes, some are all pink and some are all blue. One third are pure pink. Is it true that 400 elephants are definitely blue? Why?

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Magdalena Moses · Answer 1

Answer: Yes.

The remaining 2/3 elephants left could be a mix of blue and green shared equally.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of elephants = 1200

Number of possible colours=3 (blue, green and pink)

Number of pink elephants = 1/3 of 1200

Number of pink elephants = 1/3*1200

Pink elephants are 400

The remaining fraction will b 1-1/3=2/3

Total number of elephants - number of pink elephants = remaining number of elephants = > 1200-400=800