If one honeybee makes 1/12 teaspoon of honey during its lifetime, how many honeybees are needed to make 2 tablespoons of honey

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23 October, 07:21

If one honeybee makes 1/12 teaspoon of honey during its lifetime, how many honeybees are needed to make 2 tablespoons of honey

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Jazmine Garrett · Answer 1

24/12 = 2

24 honeybees each make 1/12, meaning 24 honeybees need to make 1/12 to make 2 tablespoons of honey.

You check this by dividing 1/12 and then multiplying it by 24 which also equals 2.