At the zoo, a cage had 93 snakes and 97 alligators. If 40 alligators were hiding how many alligators were not hiding?
First, we need to find the total number of alligators. The total number of alligators is 97. 

Next, we need to find the number of alligators that were not hiding. The number of alligators that were not hiding is 97 - 40, which is 57. 

Therefore the answer (numeric) is: 

57