Could you please tell me
what does this paragraph mean ''Meerkats can have between two and four litters a year, with three to five pups per litter. If you do the math-well , the difference between two litters and four and between three and five little ones in each is... let's say that the right conditions can make a lot of additional meerkats''
and thank you VERY MUCH
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" is incorrect, which is a bit offputting. ". The author is saying that there is a big difference in quantity between 2×3 and 4×5, but doesn't bother to actually do the multiplication (even though it is trivial).
- " is incorrect, which is a bit offputting.
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- The author is saying that there is a big difference in quantity between 2×3 and 4×5, but doesn't bother to actually do the multiplication (even though it is trivial).
- The roundabout exposition is just a way of making a bit of interest in the writing.
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The punctuation around "If you do the math-well , the ..." is incorrect, which is a bit offputting. I believe it should say "If you do the math – well, the ...".
The author is saying that there is a big difference in quantity between 2×3 and 4×5, but doesn't bother to actually do the multiplication (even though it is trivial). The roundabout exposition is just a way of making a bit of in
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