Question

HELP ME PLZ IM CRYING predict the number of catfish kathy will catch next week if she catches 54 fish

Answer 1

Answer:

18

Step-by-step explanation:

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If she caught 6 carp + 8 bass + 7 catfish, she caught 6 +8 +7 fish total = 21.

7 of 21 were catfish.

If she catches 54 fish instead of 21, (and we have to assume the ratio stays the same), how many will be catfish?

Ratios are 7:21 and x:54, but we'll write them as fractions:

7/21 = x/54

Then cross multiply:

21x = (54)(7)

21x = 378

divide both sides by 21

x = 18

If she catches 54 fish total, we predict she will catch 18 catfish.

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If we go back to the original 7/21, we can reduce that to 1/3. Then ask what is 1/3 of 54? 18.