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In a fish tank, 1/2 of the fish have a red stripe on them. If 10 of the fish have red stripes, how many total fish are in the tank?

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Answer:20



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User Jenzz
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Answer:

20 fish are in the tank

Explanation:

If 1/2 of the fish have stripes and there are 10 fish with stripes then you would take the reciprocal of 1/2 which is 2/1 or 2 and multiply it by 10

10*2/1=20

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