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The ratio of birds to fish is 4 to 5 is there a 18 fish how many birds are there?

The ratio of birds to fish is 4 to 5 is there a 18 fish how many birds are there?-example-1
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For this case we have the following ratio:

birds to fish = 4 to 5

And if we have 18 fish we want to find the number of birds

We can create this relationship:


(4)/(5)=(x)/(18)

Solving for x we got:


x=18\cdot(4)/(5)=(72)/(5)

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