Data:
Rectangular fish tank: T
Round fish bowl: B
T=12 fish
B= 3fish
How many times (x) as many fish does the rectangular tank T hold as the round bowl B?
As T holds 12 fish and B hold 3 fish.
[tex]T=xB[/tex]You have that T holds x times more fishes than B.
To find the value of x you use the given values to T and B:
[tex]12=x(3)[/tex]You divide both parts of the equation into 3:
[tex]\frac{12}{3}=\frac{3x}{3}[/tex][tex]4=x[/tex]Then, a rectangular fish tank holds 4 times of the number of fish that a round fish bowl holds. [tex]T=4B[/tex]