Question

The aquarium has 6 fewer yellow fish than green fish. 40 percent of the fish are yellow. How many green fish are in the aquarium? Show your work.

Answer 1

If 40% are yellow how many are green

Answer 2

uh idk

Answer 3

There's 100% in total

Answer 4

uhh its saying to show work

Answer 5

it has to do with solving rational equations

Answer 6

If you don't need my help that's fine

Answer 7

im just saying I don't think its that simple-

Answer 8

I'm trying to guide you through it, that's what we have to do on this website. I just can't give you the answer

Answer 9

I don't know what to do sorry

Answer 10

I just need help on how to get the answer what do I have to do

Answer 11

Ok so set up an equation

Answer 12

yellow fish = green fish - 6

Answer 13

which can be represented as y=g-6

Answer 14

okay

Answer 15

y = 40% of y + g (which is the total fish)

Answer 16

y = 0.4(y+g)

Answer 17

since we're looking for green fish change y for g-6

Answer 18

g-6 = 0.4(g-6+g)

Answer 19

g-6 = 0.4(2g-6)

Answer 20

expand and solve

Answer 21

I'll leave the rest to you, but let me know if you need help <3

Answer 22

so how would I solve the last part of the equation?

Answer 23

Expand the right hand side using the distributive property

Answer 24

Then get g onto 1 side

Answer 25

And then get everything else onto the other

Answer 26

Then divide both sides by whatever g is being multiplied by

Answer 27

uh so lets start with the first step how would I use distributive property on the right side

Answer 28

0.4(2g-6)

multiply 2g by 0.4 and multiply -6 by 0.4

Answer 29

0.8g - 2.4

Answer 30

6-g = 0.8g -2.4 is your new equation

Answer 31

ohhhh okay okay I got it so that's the right side

Answer 32

yep (:

Answer 33

Now subtract 0.8g from both sides

Answer 34

0.2g = 3.6

Answer 35

Divide both sides by 0.2

Answer 36

Your answer is 18 green fish

Answer 37

oh my gosh that makes so much sense

Answer 38

Glad I could help. I'm sorry for being super confusing in the beginning

Answer 39

Just ignore the first message I sent lol

Answer 40

its perfectly fine, do you think you can help me with one more question?