190k views
1 vote
In a fish tank , 8/11 of the fish have a red stripe on them. If 16 of the fish have red stripes, how man total fish are in the tank? (Show proportion)

User Statquant
by
8.7k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

Explanation:

8/11 is equal to x/20

Cross multiply

8 times 16 and 11 times x

128=11x

Divide

Then you get 11/128

Divide and simplify!!

User Spats
by
8.4k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories