In the fish tank, the ratio of orange fish to blue fish is 3:5, and there are 35 blue fish. How many orange fish are in the tank?
a. 21 orange fish
b. 58 orange fish
c. 20 orange fish
d. 24 orange fish
I don’t have all day. This is due today.
@🥸Smurf I also don’t know how to do that question.
3/5 = x/35
Solve for x.
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we came here for the answer not how to do it
To find the number of orange fish in the tank, we can use the given ratio and the number of blue fish.
The ratio of orange fish to blue fish is given as 3:5. This means that for every 3 orange fish, there are 5 blue fish.
We are also given that there are 35 blue fish in the tank.
To find the number of orange fish, we can set up a proportion:
3 (orange fish) / 5 (blue fish) = X (orange fish) / 35 (blue fish)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
3 * 35 = 5 * X
105 = 5X
Dividing both sides of the equation by 5, we find:
X = 21
Therefore, there are 21 orange fish in the tank.
So the correct answer is option a. 21 orange fish.
orange fish/blue fish = 3/5
you are given the value of "blue fish", so plug it in and solve.
I'll wait for your answer so I can check it