Question

spongebob and patrick share jellyfish in the ratio 3:5. spongebob recieves 16 less jellyfish than patrick. how many jellyfish are there in total?

Answer 1

This is a math problem that can be solved by setting up an equation. According to the first search result¹, the answer is **64 jellyfish** in total. Here is the explanation:

Let's call the number of jellyfish Spongebob has **3x** and the number of jellyfish Patrick has **5x**. We know that Spongebob receives 16 less jellyfish than Patrick, so we can set up the equation **5x - 16 = 3x**. Solving for x, we get **x = 8**.

Now that we know x, we can find the total number of jellyfish by adding up Spongebob's and Patrick's jellyfish. Spongebob has **3x = 3 (8) = 24 jellyfish**. Patrick has **5x = 5 (8) = 40 jellyfish**. The total number of jellyfish is **24 + 40 = 64**.

So there are **64 jellyfish** in total.

Answer 2

Let's call the number of jellyfish Spongebob has "3x" and the number of jellyfish Patrick has "5x". We know that Spongebob receives 16 less jellyfish than Patrick, so we can set up the equation 5x - 16 = 3x. Solving for x, we get x = 8.

Now that we know x, we can find the total number of jellyfish by adding up Spongebob's and Patrick's jellyfish.

Spongebob has 3x = 3(8) = 24 jellyfish.

Patrick has 5x = 5(8) = 40 jellyfish.

The total number of jellyfish is 24 + 40 = 64.

So there are 64 jellyfish in total.