Respuesta :
The question is missing some important data. The complete question is below:
There are 8 big fish for every 10 small fish
There are 4 big fish for every _?_ small fish.
Answer:
There are 4 big fish for every 5 small fish.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
There are 8 big fish for every 10 small fish.
We are asked to find the number of small fishes for 4 big fish.
So, this is a problem of ratio and proportion. The big fish and small fish numbers are in proportion to each other.
Let the small fish corresponding to 4 big fish be 'x'.
Therefore, using the proportion of two quantities, we have:
[tex]\frac{8}{10}=\frac{4}{x}[/tex]
Now on cross multiplying we get:
[tex]8x=4\times 10\\8x=40[/tex]
Dividing both sides by 8, we get:
[tex]\frac{8x}{8}=\frac{40}{8}\\x=5[/tex]
Therefore, there are 4 big fish for every 5 small fish.
