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  • 13-10-2021
  • Mathematics
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A fish store can place 5 fish in each fish bowl. If there are 263 fish to place, how many fish bowls are needed for all 263 fish?

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jcherry99
jcherry99 jcherry99
  • 13-10-2021

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

1 bowl holds 5 fish

x bowls hold 263 fish

1/x = 5/263                      Cross multiply

5x = 263                         Divide by 5

5x/5 = 263/5

x = 52.6

So you actually need 53 fishbowls. One of them holds only 3 fish

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