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?
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.