Question

A pet store sold 60 fish in one week. 25 were goldfish, the rest were bettas. Write a ratio of goldfish to bettas. Simplify your answer.(1 point)
Responses

25:35
25:35

35:25
35:25

5:7
5:7

7:5
7:5

Answer 1

To find the ratio of goldfish to bettas, we first calculate the number of bettas sold. Since 60 fish were sold and 25 of them were goldfish, we have:

Number of bettas = Total fish - Number of goldfish
Number of bettas = 60 - 25 = 35

Now we have 25 goldfish and 35 bettas. The ratio of goldfish to bettas can be expressed as:

25:35

Next, we simplify this ratio. Both numbers can be divided by 5:

25 ÷ 5 = 5
35 ÷ 5 = 7

Thus, the simplified ratio of goldfish to bettas is:

**5:7**

So the correct answer is:

**5:7**