Question

A fish store can place 5 fish in each fish bowl. If there are 263 fish to place, how many fish bowls are needed for all 263 fish?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1 bowl holds 5 fish

x bowls hold 263 fish

1/x = 5/263 Cross multiply

5x = 263 Divide by 5

5x/5 = 263/5

x = 52.6

So you actually need 53 fishbowls. One of them holds only 3 fish