Question

In a fish tank, the number of orange fish is 1 1/4 times the number of blue fish. Drag blue fish to represent the number of blue fish in the tank for every 5 orange fish

Answer 1

For every 5 orange fish in the fish tank, there are 4 blue fish since the number of orange fish is 1 1/4 times the number of blue fish.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the fish tank scenario where the number of orange fish is 1 1/4 times the number of blue fish, for every 5 orange fish, we need to determine the corresponding number of blue fish. To find this, we can set up a ratio where the number of blue fish (let's call it B) multiplied by 1 1/4 must equal 5 (since 1 1/4 times B is the number of orange fish). So, B * 1 1/4 = 5. This equation can be simplified to B * 5/4 = 5, and by further simplification, we find B = 5 / (5/4) which is equal to B = 4. Therefore, for every 5 orange fish, there would be 4 blue fish in the tank. Hence, if you drag blue fish to represent the number of blue fish, there should be 4 of them for every 5 orange fish.