3x-12-2x-24
Simplify and you get x-36
Answer=140 fish
200 gallons of water in the first aquarium.
200 gallons of water in the second aquarium.
The first will be for the small fishes.
5 small fish x fish
_____________=__________
10 gallons 200 gallons
cross multiply
10x=1000
divide both sides by 10
x=100 small fish
The first aquarium has 100 small fish.
The second aquarium holds large fish.
8 large fish x fish
____________=___________
40 gallons 200 gallons
cross multiply
40x=1600
divide both sides by 40
x=40 large fish
The second aquarium has 40 large fish.
100small fish+40 large fish=140 total fish
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