Bridgette has 2 dogs, 3 cats, and 4 birds. She gives the dogs a bath twice a month. She gives the cats a bath once a month. She gives the birds a bath once every 4 months. In a year, how many baths does she give?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
Each dog gets 24 baths a year because 2 x 12 = 24. Each cat gets 12 baths a year because 1 x 12 = 12. Each bird averages .25 baths per month because 1 / 4 = .25. Each bird gets 3 baths a year because .25 x 12 = 3. She gives 48 dog baths because 2 x 24 = 48. She gives 72 cat baths because 3 x 12 = 36. She gives 12 bird baths a year because 4 x 3 = 12. She gives 132 baths a year because 48 + 36 + 12 = 96.
Thus, the answer is 96.