Question
an aquarium must have 4 tanks for every 28 sharks the aquarium manager would like to adopt 49 sharks how many large tanks would they need?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find out how many large tanks are needed for 49 sharks, we start by using the ratio provided: 4 tanks for every 28 sharks.
1. First, we find the ratio of tanks to sharks:
\[
\text{Tanks per shark} = \frac{4 \text{ tanks}}{28 \text{ sharks}} = \frac{1 \text{ tank}}{7 \text{ sharks}}
\]
2. Now we can determine how many tanks are needed for 49 sharks by using the ratio:
\[
\text{Number of tanks needed} = \frac{49 \text{ sharks}}{7 \text{ sharks per tank}} = 7 \text{ tanks}
\]
Therefore, the aquarium would need **7 large tanks** for 49 sharks.
1. First, we find the ratio of tanks to sharks:
\[
\text{Tanks per shark} = \frac{4 \text{ tanks}}{28 \text{ sharks}} = \frac{1 \text{ tank}}{7 \text{ sharks}}
\]
2. Now we can determine how many tanks are needed for 49 sharks by using the ratio:
\[
\text{Number of tanks needed} = \frac{49 \text{ sharks}}{7 \text{ sharks per tank}} = 7 \text{ tanks}
\]
Therefore, the aquarium would need **7 large tanks** for 49 sharks.