The nice thing about algebra is that you can look for any variable in an equation as long as you have the number for the other variables.
1. Write our the equation. V = l w h
2. Put in as many numbers as you can. 60 = 5 w 3
3. Isolate the variable. To do that perform the mathematical opposite to the target on both sides. So to get rid of five, we have to divide it on both sides of the equal sign.
To find the total number of butterflies we add 9 and 7, which equals 16 butterflies in all. Then we take the queen butterfly part of the ratio, which is 7 and compare it with the total number of butterflies to get the ratio 7:16.
