At a supermarket, 25% of the fish were batang fish and the rest were red snappers. 40% of the red snappers were sold. What was the ratio of the number of red snappers to the number of batang fish in the end?
|
Batang Fish |
Red Snappers |
Compare between batang fish and red snappers at first |
1x5 |
3x5 |
Before |
|
5x3 |
Change |
|
- 2x3 |
After |
|
3x3 |
|
Batang Fish |
Red Snappers |
Before |
5 u |
15 u |
Change |
|
- 6 u |
After |
5 u |
9 u |
25% =
25100 =
14 40% =
40100 =
25The number of red snappers at first is the same.
LCM of 3 and 5 = 15
Red Snappers : Batang Fish = 9 : 5
Answer(s): 9 : 5