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There are 17,500 goldfish to 625,000 people. Find the number of goldfish per capita. Do not round.

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Answer:

0.028 goldfish/person

Explanation:

The number of goldfish per person is found by dividing the number of goldfish by the number of persons:

17500 goldfish/(625000 persons) = 175/6250 goldfish/person

= 7/250 goldfish/person = 0.028 goldfish/person

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Additional comment

In the context of math ratios, "per" essentially means "divided by". "Per capita" means "divided by the number of people."

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