B imakes the most sense so I agree it is b
Answer:
375 fishes
Step-by-step explanation:
12000 divided by 2 is 6000 1st year
6000 divided by 2 is 3000 2nd year
3000 divided by 2 is 1500 3rd year
1500 divided by 2 is 750 4th year
750 divided by 2 is 375 5th year
You need LCD or the least common denominator. For 4 over 8 and 2 over 8 have the same denominators except for 2 over 4. You need to ask yourself what times 4 equals to 8? 4 times 2 equals to 8, so multiply 4x2 for the denominator and for the numerator multiply 2x2. Whatever you do to the denominator you have to do the same thing to the numerator. You multiplied 4x2 for the denominator and 2x2 for the numerator and now your fraction is 4 over 8. Now add 4 over 8+ 4 over 8 which is 8 over 8 or 1. Now add 1+ 2 over 8 which is 1 2/8. If you simplify 1 2/8 it will become 1 1/4.
Hope that helped:D
