Question

How many teaspoons of brine shrimp every day? There are about 125,000 Brine shrimp in 1 pound. A pound contains 96 teaspoons. A seahorse eats 3000 Brine shrimp per day. How many teaspoons of brine shrimp does it eat?

Answer 1

`2(38)/(125)\ teaspoons`

Explanation:

we know that

There are about 125,000 Brine shrimp in 1 pound

1 pound contains 96 teaspoons

so

There are about 125,000 Brine shrimp in 96 teaspoons

Using proportion

Find out how many teaspoons of brine shrimp represent 3000 Brine shrimp

Let

x -----> the number of teaspoons

`(96)/(125,000)=(x)/(3,000)\\\\x=3,000(96)/125,000\\\\x=(288,000)/(125,000)\ teaspoons`

Simplify

`(288)/(125)\ teaspoons`

Convert to mixed number

`(288)/(125)\ teaspoons=(250)/(125)+(38)/(125)=2(38)/(125)\ teaspoons`