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Researchers counted 8,912 monarch butterflies on one branch

Last updated: 7/16/2022

Researchers counted 8,912 monarch butterflies on one branch

Researchers counted 8,912 monarch butterflies on one branch of a tree at a site in Mexico. They estimated that the total number of butterflies at the site was 1,000 times as large. About how many butterflies were at the site in all? Explain your thinking, and include a statement of the solution.