An aquarium has 32 different habitats. Each habitat has between 15 and 24 fish. What is the least and greatest number of fish that they could have?(1 point)
Responses
480 fish and 11,520 fish
480 fish and 11,520 fish
360 fish and 480 fish
360 fish and 480 fish
480 fish and 768 fish
480 fish and 768 fish
480 fish and 1,248 fish
480 fish and 1,248 fish
The least number of fish could be 32 * 15 = 480 fish, and the greatest number of fish could be 32 * 24 = 768 fish
To determine the range of the number of fish in the aquarium, we need to find the number of fish in the habitat with the fewest and the most fish.
The habitat with the fewest fish has 15 fish and the habitat with the most fish has 24 fish.
To find the least number of fish, we multiply the number of fish in the habitat with the fewest by the number of habitats:
15 fish * 32 habitats = 480 fish
To find the greatest number of fish, we multiply the number of fish in the habitat with the most by the number of habitats:
24 fish * 32 habitats = 768 fish
Therefore, the least number of fish they could have is 480 fish, and the greatest number is 768 fish.
So, the correct answer is 480 fish and 768 fish.