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13.) The ratio of guppies to goldfish in an aquarium is 1 to 2. There are 4 guppies.

How many goldfish are there?

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Answer:

8 Goldfishes

Explanation:

This Question tests on the concept of Ratio Conversion.

Ratios

Ratios are proportional numbers that has a specific value assigned to their corresponding number of units.

Example: Max 3 : 4 Tyler

Max has 45 cards, 1 unit = 45 ÷ 3 = 15 cards, which means Tyler has 4 units = 15 × 4 = 60 cards.

Application

In this question , we know that the ratio:

Guppies 1 : 2 Goldfish

We know that there are 4 guppies.

Which means:

1 Unit = 4

Therefore , number of Goldfish = 2 units = 2 × 4 = 8

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