Question

For every quarter he spends, Reggie receives 50 food pebbles to feed the fish. Reggie has thrown 350 food pebbles into the fish pond. Wright and solve an equation to find the number of quarters Reggie spent at the pond

Answer 1

7 quarters are spent for throwing 350 food pebbles in pond.

Explanation:

Given:

Reggie receives 50 food pebbles for every quarter he spends.

Number of food pebbles he has = 350

Let the number of quarters spent for 350 pebbles be 'x'.

Now, using proportion and cross multiplication method, we can find 'x'.

1 quarter is equivalent to 50 pebbles thrown in pond.

So, 'x' quarters is equivalent to 350 pebbles thrown in pond.

`(1)/(50)=(x)/(350)\\\\Cross\ multiplying\\\\50x=350\\\\x=(350)/(50)\\\\x=7`

So, 7 quarters are spent for throwing 350 food pebbles in pond.