Question

In a fish tank the number of orange fish is 1 1/4 times the number of blue fish. Drag the blue fish to represent the number of blue fish in the tank dor every 5 orange fish

Answer 1

4 blue fish for every 5 orange fish

Explanation:

(orange fish) = (1 1/4)·(blue fish) . . . . . the given relation

(orange fish) = (5/4)·(blue fish) . . . . . write as improper fraction

(orange fish)/(blue fish) = 5/4 . . . . . divide by "blue fish"

There are 4 blue fish for every 5 orange fish.