In my fish tank, the ratio of red fish to blue fish is 1: 5. there are 15 blue fish. how many red fish are there?

there are 3 red fish

Step-by-step explanation:

1:5

_:15

5 times 3 =15

so 1 times 3 =3

3 red fish

Step-by-step explanation:

the ratio of red to blue is 1:5

15 corresponds to 5 so we would have to do 15/3 to get 5

to find the red fish we would do it backwards, doing 1*3 to get 3

just keep asking questions until you have a better understanding.

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