Question

A rectangular fish tank holds 12 fish. A round fish bowl holds 3 fish. How many times as many fish does the rectangular tank hold as the round bowl? Equation with unknown:

Answer 1

Data:

Rectangular fish tank: T

Round fish bowl: B

T=12 fish

B= 3fish

How many times (x) as many fish does the rectangular tank T hold as the round bowl B?

As T holds 12 fish and B hold 3 fish.

`T=xB`

You have that T holds x times more fishes than B.

To find the value of x you use the given values to T and B:

`12=x(3)`

You divide both parts of the equation into 3:

`(12)/(3)=(3x)/(3)`
`4=x`Then, a rectangular fish tank holds 4 times of the number of fish that a round fish bowl holds.
`T=4B`