Hank has 48 fish in his aquarium he has 11 times as many tetras as guppies. How many of each type of fish does Hank have?
Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given the statement:
Hank has 48 fish in his aquarium he has 11 times as many tetras as guppies.
Determine how many of each type of fish does Hank have.
Solution:
It is stated in the given that Hank has Guppies and Tetras, but we do not know the exact value, hence we can assign a representation and solve for the number of fishes.
Let x = Number of Guppies
11x = Number of Tetras
Equate the two representation, having a sum of 48
11x + x = 48
12x = 48
Divide both sides by 12 in order to cancel out 12x and determine the value of x.
12x/12 = 48/12
x = 4
Number of Guppies = 4
Number of Tetras
= (11)(4)
= 44
Final answer:
Number of Guppies = 4
Number of Tetras = 44