Question

2/5 of the fish in an aquarium are surgeonfish. of these, 3/4 are yellow tangs. what fraction of all the fish are yellow tangs

Answer 1

3/4 of 2/5 is
3/4*2/5=6/20=3/10

Answer 2

3/10

Explanation:

The total amount of surgeonfish in the aquarion is 2/5, but we know that 3/4 of these are yellow tangs.

To find out how much is three quarters of 2/5, we need to multiply these two numbers:

`((3)/(4)) ((2)/(5) )=(6)/(20) =(3)/(10)`

Thus, 3/10 of all the fish are yellow tangs.