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Audrey has some guppies in a fish tank. The ratio of the orange guppies to silver guppies is 3 : 5. She has 12y orange puppies. Write the number of silver guppies she has in terms of y.
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Audrey has some guppies in a fish tank. The ratio of the orange guppies to silver guppies is 3 : 5. She has 12y orange puppies. Write the number of silver guppies she has in terms of y.

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Should be y=20

Explanation:


User Dmitro
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We solve:

(3)/(5) = (12y)/(number \: of \: silver \: guppies) \: or \\ \\ 3 * (number \: of \: silver \: guppies) \: \\ = 60y \\ \\ this \: means \: the \: number \: of \: \\ silver \: guppies \: in \: terms \: of \: y \: is \: \\ (60y)/(3) = 20y
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