The Ratio of Fish to Birds at a Pet Store

The ratio of fish to birds at a pet store is 8 to 3. Which combination of fish and birds could the pet store have?

Answer:

48:18

Explanation:

Sorry if I am wrong.

The ratio of fish to birds at a pet store is 8 to 3 and their sum is 66. So, the combination of the fish and bird is 48 & 18.

What is a ratio?

When two quantities of the same units are compared, the ratio is what shows how much of one quantity is included in the other.

An ordered pair of numbers a and b, represented as a / b, is a ratio if b is not equal to 0. A proportion is an equation that sets two ratios at the same value.

Here,

x = fish.

y = bird.

x / y = 8 / 3      ...1

x + y = 66       ...2

From equation 1 and 2, then we have:

(8/3)y + y = 66

(11/3)y = 66

y = 18

Then the value of 'x' is given as,

x + 18 = 66

x = 66 - 18

x = 48