at an aquarium, 6 out of 18 deliveries are plants. out of 15 deliveries in one week, how many are plants?
Answer:
Out of 15 deliveries in one week, 5 are plants
Step-by-step explanation:
At an aquarium, 6 out of 18 deliveries are plants.
Ratio of plant to delivery is given by
\(r=\frac{6}{18} =\frac{1}{3}\)
Now we need to find out of 15 deliveries in one week, how many are plants.
Total number of plants is given by 15 r.
\(\texttt{Total number of plants = }15\times \frac{1}{3}=5\)
Out of 15 deliveries in one week, 5 are plants