SOLUTION: the ratio of the number of guppies to black mollies in an aquarium was 3:5 .when a number of guppies died,the ratio of the number of guppies to black mollies became 3:8.if there

Question 587657: the ratio of the number of guppies to black mollies in an aquarium was 3:5 .when a
number of guppies died,the ratio of the number of guppies to black mollies became 3:8.if there were 144 guppies at first how many guppies died
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of black mollies at start
given:

The number of the black mollies did not change.
let = number of guppies after some had died

54 guppies died
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