Question

Jims fish bowl contains x tetras, 3 goldfish, and 5 platies. He removes one fish from the fish bowl at random. If the probability of removing a gold fish from the bowl is 1 out of 3 , how many tetras does jim have.

Answer 1

Answer: x = 1

Step-by-step explanation:

we have

x tetras

3 goldfish

5 platies.

the total number of fishh in the bowl is x + 3 + 5

The probability of removing a gold fish is equal to the number of gold fish divided by the total number of fish, this is:

p = 3/(x + 3 + 5) = 1/3

3 = (1/3)(x + 3 + 5) = x/3 + 1 + 5/3

9 = x + 3 + 5

x = 9 - 8 = 1

then wemust have that x = 1

because 1 + 3 + 5 = 9

and 3/9 = 1/3