Question

read the story.
bats alive is a bat rescue group that works with fruit - eating and insect - eating bats. last year, the group saved 5 fruit - eating bats for every 2 insect - eating bats they saved.
pick the diagram that models the ratio in the story.
(diagrams: first diagram has 5 blue rectangles for fruit and 2 red rectangles for insects; second diagram has 5 blue rectangles for fruit and 7 red rectangles for insects)
if the rescue group saved 51 more fruit - eating bats than insect - eating bats last year, how many bats did they save altogether?
bats

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the ratio

The ratio of fruit-eating to insect-eating bats is 5:2.

Step2: Find the difference in ratio parts

Difference = 5 - 2 = 3 parts.

Step3: Calculate one part value

3 parts = 51 bats → 1 part = 51 ÷ 3 = 17 bats.

Step4: Compute total bats

Total parts = 5 + 2 = 7 → Total bats = 7 × 17 = 119.

Answer:

119