azul went snorkeling and he noticed that the ratio of parrot fish to clownfish was 4:3 .He was 20 parrot fish. How many clownfish did he see?

Verified Answer :

Let

x------> the number of parrot fish

y-------> the number of clown fish

we know that

\(\frac{x}{y}= \frac{4}{3}\) ------> equation A

\(x=20\)

so

substitute the value of x in the equation A and solve for y

\(\frac{20}{y}= \frac{4}{3}\\ \\4*y=20*3 \\ \\y=60/4 \\ \\y=15\ clown\ fish\)

therefore

the answer is

\(15\ clown\ fish\)




Answer:

15 clown fish.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been that Azul went snorkeling and he noticed that the ratio of parrot fish to clown fish was 4:3.  

Since proportion states that two fractions are equal, so we will use proportion to solve for our given problem as:  

\(\frac{\text{Parrot fish}}{\text{Clown fish}}=\frac{4}{3}\)

To find the number of clown fish we will substitute the given number of parrot fish in our equation.

\(\frac{20}{\text{Clown fish}}=\frac{4}{3}\)

Upon cross multiplying our equation we will get,

\(\text{Clown fish}*4=20*3\)

Upon dividing both sides of our equation by 4 we will get,

\(\frac{\text{Clown fish*4}}{4}=\frac{20*3}{4}\)

\(\text{Clown fish}=5*3\)

\(\text{Clown fish}=15\)

Therefore, Azul have seen 15 clown fish.