A local pet store was giving away 3 guppies for each 2 gold fish that were sold. Based on this information, how many gold fish d

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Natalka [10]

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A local pet store was giving away 3 guppies for each 2 gold fish that were sold. Based on this information, how many gold fish d

id Jesse buy if he received 21 guppies for free?

Mathematics

2 answers:

ANTONII [103] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-31T04:12:10+03:00

ANTONII [103]3 years ago

8 0

Jessie bought 14 goldfishes

nignag [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-31T05:20:52+03:00

nignag [31]3 years ago

7 0

Step-by-step explanation:

$2 \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: 3 \\ x \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: 21 \\ cross \: \: multiple \\ \\ \\ 3x = 21 \times 2 \\ 3x = 42 \\ \frac{3x}{3} = \frac{42}{3} \\ x = 14$

she bought 14 gold fish.