Question

at an aquarium, 6 out of 18 deliveries are plants. out of 15 deliveries in one week, how many are plants?

Answer 1

6/18=x/15
1/3 = x/15
cross multiply

x= 5 plants

Answer 2

Answer:

Out of 15 deliveries in one week, 5 are plants

Step-by-step explanation:

At an aquarium, 6 out of 18 deliveries are plants.

Ratio of plant to delivery is given by

         $r=\frac{6}{18} =\frac{1}{3}$

Now we need to find out of 15 deliveries in one week, how many are plants.

Total number of plants is given by 15 r.

$\texttt{Total number of plants = }15\times \frac{1}{3}=5$

Out of 15 deliveries in one week, 5 are plants