Amale punky fish has 9 stripes and a female punky fish has 8 stripes. i count 86 stripes on the fish in my tank. what is the ratio ofthe ratio of male fish to female fish?

The ratio of male fishes to female fishes is 3 : 2

Solution:

Given, male punky fish = 9 stripes

Female punky fish = 8 stripes.

Total stripes = 86

Finding the ratio of male fish to female fish:

Let the number of male fishes be "m", and the number of female fishes be "n"

The, given that, total strips = 86  

which means, total male strips + total female stripes = 86

The only values that can satisfy above equation are m = 6 and n = 4

Now, ratio of male fishes to female fishes = m : n  = 6 : 4  = 3 : 2

Hence, the ratio of male fishes to female fishes is found out as 3 : 2

f(x)=4

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