SOLUTION: In an aquarium there are 2061 fish(guppies and mollies). A third of the fish are guppies and ninth of the fish are female mollies. How many of the mollies are males?

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Question 923127: In an aquarium there are 2061 fish(guppies and mollies). A third of the fish are guppies and ninth of the fish are female mollies. How many of the mollies are males?
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Total no of fishes = 2061
third of fishes are guppies
so , no of guppies = 1%2F3+%2A2061
=687
ninth of the fish are female mollies = 1%2F9%2A2061
= 229
remang fishes are male mollies
no of male mollies = 2061-687-229
=1145
result is 1145