if there are 4 grey sharks, and 2 purple whales, how many purple whales would there be if there was 16 sharks?

Answer 1

If there are 4 grey sharks and 2 purple whales, the ratio of sharks to whales is 4:2, which simplifies to 2:1.

To find out how many purple whales there would be if there were 16 sharks, we can set up a proportion:

4 grey sharks / 2 purple whales = 16 sharks / x purple whales

Cross-multiplying:

4x = 2 * 16

4x = 32

x = 32 / 4

x = 8

Therefore, if there were 16 sharks, there would be 8 purple whales.