Question

The aquarium has 10 more red fish than blue fish 60 percent of the fish are red, How many blue fish are in the aquarium? Show your work

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of fishes be x

Red fishes = 60% of x = (60/100)*x = 0.60x

Blue fishes = 40% of x = (40/100)*x = 0.40x

0.60x - 0.40x = 10

0.20x = 10

$x=\frac{10}{0.2}\\\\=\frac{10*10}{0.2*10}\\\\=\frac{100}{2}$

x= 50 fishes

Blue fishes = (40/100)*50 = 4*5 = 20 fishes