Question

An aquarium must have 4 large tanks for every 28 sharks. The aquarium manager would like to adopt 49 sharks. How many large tanks would they need?

Answer 1

To determine how many large tanks are needed for 49 sharks, we can start by establishing the ratio of large tanks to sharks.

According to the information provided, there are 4 large tanks for every 28 sharks. We can express this as a ratio:

\[
\frac{4 \text{ tanks}}{28 \text{ sharks}} = \frac{1 \text{ tank}}{7 \text{ sharks}}
\]

This means that 1 large tank is required for every 7 sharks.

Now, to find the number of large tanks needed for 49 sharks, we can divide the number of sharks by the number of sharks that can be accommodated per tank:

\[
\text{Tanks needed} = \frac{49 \text{ sharks}}{7 \text{ sharks/tank}} = 7 \text{ tanks}
\]

Therefore, the aquarium manager would need **7 large tanks** for 49 sharks.