A pet store has 80
80
geckos and anole lizards altogether.
The ratio of geckos to anole lizards is 1:3
1
:
3
.

How many geckos does the pet store have?

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Totoro747id Totoro747id · Answer 1

Answer:

The ratio of geckos to lizards is 1:3

So, that means 1/(3+1) of the animals are geckos.

1/4 of the reptiles are geckos.

And, there are 20 geckos.

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MrRoyalid MrRoyalid · Answer 2

Ratios are used to show the relationship between related quantities. The number of geckos in the pet store is 20.

Given that:

[tex]Total = 80[/tex]

[tex]Gecko : Anole = 1 :3[/tex]

The number of geckos (n) in the store is calculated as follows:

[tex]n = \frac{Gecko}{Gecko + Anole} \times Total[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]n = \frac{1}{1+ 3} \times 80[/tex]

[tex]n = \frac{1}{4} \times 80[/tex]

[tex]n = 20[/tex]

Hence, there are 20 geckos in the store