there are 8 koi and some goldfish in the pond. if the ratio of goldfish to koi is "5.2," how many goldfish are there?
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there are 8 koi and some goldfish in the pond. if the ratio of goldfish to koi is "5.2," how many goldfish are there?
with solution.
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Answer:
Let's call the number of goldfish in the pond "x". So, the ratio of goldfish to koi is 5.2, meaning there are 5.2 times as many goldfish as koi. We know there are 8 koi, so:
x/8 = 5.2
So, we can solve for x:
x = 5.2 * 8 = 41.6
So, there are 41.6 goldfish in the pond.