Question

2/5 of the fish in gary's fish tank are guppies. 1/4 of the guppies are red. What fraction of the fish in Gary's tank are red guppies?

Answer 1

Q: 2/5 of the fish in gary's fish tank are guppies. 1/4 of the guppies are red. What fraction of the fish in Gary's tank are red guppies?

A: The answer is 1/10

Answer 2

`(1)/(10)`

Explanation:

Given : 2/5 of the fish in gary's fish tank are guppies.

1/4 of the guppies are red.

To Find : What fraction of the fish in Gary's tank are red guppies?

Solution:

2/5 of the fish in gary's fish tank are guppies.

Out of 2/5 th of the fish in gary's fish tank 1/4 of the guppies are red.

So, The fraction of fish in Gary's tank are red guppies =
`(1)/(4) * (2)/(5)`

=
`(2)/(20)`

=
`(1)/(10)`

Hence the fish in Gary's tank are red guppies
`(1)/(10)`