There are 6 female goldfish for every 10 male goldfish in the aquarium. there are 216 female goldfish in the aquarium. how many male goldfish are in the aquarium?

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03-12-2016
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There are 6 female goldfish for every 10 male goldfish in the aquarium. there are 216 female goldfish in the aquarium. how many male goldfish are in the aquarium?

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texaschic101 texaschic101 · Answer 1 · 2016-12-03T17:37:20+01:00

texaschic101 texaschic101

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female / male : 6/10 = 216/m
cross multiply because we have a proportion
6m = (216)(10)
6m = 2160
m = 2160/6
m = 360...so when there are 216 females, there are 360 males.

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Friesbeforeguys Friesbeforeguys · Answer 2 · 2016-12-03T17:49:09+01:00

Friesbeforeguys Friesbeforeguys

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There are 360 males, hope this helped because it took some time for me to do

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