What fraction of one hour (60 minutes) is represented by the following numbers of minutes? Simplify each fraction whenever possi
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John caught 18 fishes and Peter caught 30 fishes.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let,
Fishes caught by John = x
Fishes caught by peter = y
Total fishes caught = 48
According to given statement;
x+y=48 Eqn 1
x= Eqn 2
Putting Eqn 2 in Eqn 1;
Multiplying each term by 5;
Dividing both sides by 8
Putting y=30 in Eqn 1
John caught 18 fishes and Peter caught 30 fishes.
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