Ben has 3 times as many guppies as goldfish if he has a total of 20 fish how many guppies does have?

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kondor19780726 [428]3 years ago

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Guppies: u
Goldfish: o

3 times as many guppies as goldfish
3*o = u (there are more guppies than goldfish)

o + u = 20
o = 20 - u

Substitute in (20 - u) for o in the first equation and solve:
3* (20 - u) = u
60 - 3u = u
60 = 4u
u = 15

He has 15 guppies. Then substitute in the number of guppies into either equation to find the number of goldfish:
o + u = 20
o + (15) = 20
o = 5

Hope this helps! :)

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