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In a linguistic study, if 60% of a languages vocabulary is derived from Language X and the rest from Language Y, and the total vocabulary is 5,000 words, how many words are from Language Y?
Words from Language Y = 5,000 - 3,000 = 2,000.
A mammalogist records 120 hours of primate behavior, spending 25% on feeding patterns. How many hours were spent on feeding?
A linguist finds that Language C has 25% fewer unique words than Language D, which has 2,400 unique words. How many unique words does Language C have?
A linguist analyzes a text where 45% of the sentences contain loanwords from Language M. If there are 800 sentences, how many contain loanwords?
A mammalogist tracks a troop of 40 primates. If 65% are females, how many are males?
In a study, Language N shares 15% cognates with Language O, and Language O has 8,000 words. How many cognates does Language N have?
Since cognates are drawn from Language O, Language N has 1,200 cognates.
A mammalogist notes that during mating season, male primates increase their vocalizations by 70% from their normal rate. If baseline vocalizations are 200 per day, what is the peak rate?
Peak rate = 200 + 140 = 340 per day.
