Question

At the aquarium there are 840 sharks and 630 lion fish, for a total of 1470 fish all together. What is the ratio of fish to sharks?

(Reduce your ratio to lowest terms, for example reduce 15:6 to 5:2

Answer 1

7:4

Explanation:

The number of sharks at the aquarium is 840

The number of lion fish is 630

The total number of fish is 1470

Therefore the ratio of fish to sharks can be calculated as follows

= 1470/840

= 7:4

Hence the ratio of fish to sharks is 7:4