The aquarium has 3 more yellow fish than green fish. 60 percent of the fish are yellow. How many green fish are in the aquarium? Show your work.
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Answer:
40%
Step-by-step explanation:
there are 2 green fish.
3+2=5 yellow fish,
if there are 60% yellow,
subtract 60% from 100%,
60% - 100% =40%
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Given data:
The aquarium has 3 more yellow fish than green fish.
60% of the fish are yellow.
To find:
How many green fish are in the aquarium?
Step-by-step explanation:
Let there be x number of fish in the aquarium.
60% of the fish are yellow.
So there are 60x/100 = 3x/5 yellow fish.
Then (100 - 60)% = 40% fish are green.
So there are 40x/100 = 2x/5 green fish.
Given that, there are 3 more yellow fish than green fish
⇒ 3x/5 = 2x/5 + 3
⇒ 3x/5 = (2x + 15)/5
⇒ 3x = 2x + 15
⇒ 3x - 2x = 15
⇒ x = 15
Now, 2x/5 = 2/5 × 15 = 2 × 4 = 6
Answer:
There are 6 green fish in the aquarium.
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