SOLUTION: The ratio of fish to ducks was 5 to 2. There are 28 in all, how many were fish?
Algebra.Com
Question 398339: The ratio of fish to ducks was 5 to 2. There are 28 in all, how many were fish?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of fish to ducks was 5 to 2. There are 28 in all, how many were fish?
---
5:2 is the same as 5x:2x where 5x is # of fish and 2x is # of ducks.
---
Equation:
5x + 2x = 28
7x = 28
x = 4
----
# of fish = 5x = 20
# of ducks = 2x = 8
================
Cheers,
Stan H.
RELATED QUESTIONS
1. The ratio of turtles to fish in a pond is 2 to 5
a) if there are twenty fish, how... (answered by ewatrrr)
There were 200 fish in an aquarium, 99% of which were red. How many red fish must be... (answered by josgarithmetic,MathTherapy,Alan3354)
For a research study, a biologist collected a sample of 203 plants, fish, and insects... (answered by stanbon,kirti251)
The number of fish on a fish farm increases by approximately 10% each month. If there... (answered by ikleyn)
in 2010, there were 50 fish in a pond. one year later, the number of fish decreased by... (answered by amarjeeth123)
At the lake Curtis caught three fish .He wanted to wiegh the fish individually but his... (answered by stanbon)
I try to see if there were an example of this problem there was not please help.
A... (answered by stanbon,jim_thompson5910)
Mary has two tanks of fish. If she transfers 15 fish from the larger tank to the smaller... (answered by belle3833)
The aquarium has a variety of fish in the 9,000 gallon tank. In the first tank there are... (answered by flame8855)