In a fish tank, 1/2 of the fish have a red stripe on them. If 10 of the fish have red stripes, how many total fish are in the tank?

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Master DJon · Answer 1 · 2019-04-03T23:24:46+0000

Answer:

20 fish are in the tank

Explanation:

If 1/2 of the fish have stripes and there are 10 fish with stripes then you would take the reciprocal of 1/2 which is 2/1 or 2 and multiply it by 10

10*2/1=20