At a local food ratio of monkeys to tigers at 6 to 4 and they’re 20 tigers how many monkeys are at the zoo

4 ÷ 20 = 5    (5 sets of '6 monkeys and 4 tigers')

5 x 6 = 30

There are 30 monkeys in the zoo

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.