Question

In a fish tank, there are 3 orange fish, 5 blue fish and 6 yellow fish. In simplest form, what is the ratio of yellow

fish to orange fish? Explain what your ratio means in context.
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6:3, for every six yellow fish there are three orange fish
2:1, for every two yellow fish there is one orange fish
3:6, for every three orange fish there are six blue fish
23:5. for every three orange fish there are five blue fish
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Answer 1

B. 2:1, for every two yellow fish there is one orange fish

Explanation:

So you have 6 yellow fish and 3 orange fish.

You can divide both these values by 3 to get:

2 yellow fish: 1 orange fish

Therefore, the simplified version of the ratio is 2:1

In context this means for every 2 yellow fish there is 1 orange fish.

The answer is then B.

I hope this helps!!

- Kay