SOLUTION: John Paul has many pets. Half of his pets are rabbits. One sixth of his pets are fish and he has six cats. How many pets does he have altogether?
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Question 527597: John Paul has many pets. Half of his pets are rabbits. One sixth of his pets are fish and he has six cats. How many pets does he have altogether? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! John Paul has many pets. Half of his pets are rabbits. One sixth of his pets are fish and he has six cats. How many pets does he have altogether?
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Let number of pets be 12x
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# of rabbits: 6x
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# of fish: 2x
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# of cats: 6
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Equation:
total = total
6x + 2x + 6 = 12x
4x = 6
x = 3/2
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Total pets = 12x = 12(3/2) = 18
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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